Vajda · Surfski
Vajda Next 43
Vajda's flagship elite race ski and the longest (6.3m) in its stable, at a narrow 43cm beam. Flat hull with a progressive double-cut nose and front-deck cutaway, De Brito racing bailer and a water-resistant day hatch. The flat hull makes downwind surfing easier, but the 43cm beam demands elite balance.
- Length
- 6.3 m
- Beam
- 43 cm
- Deck
- 33.5 cm
- Lightest
- 9.5 kg
Specifications
- Length
- 6.3 m
- Beam
- 43 cm
- Deck height
- 33.5 cm (est.)
- Category
- Surfski
- Skill level
- elite
- New price
- A$4,950
Layup weights
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Suits: Elite flatwater and ocean racing, downwind surfing for advanced and elite paddlers
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 87 kg. It stays workable from 77 kg to 93 kg, and sits at its best between 81 kg and 89 kg.
Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.
Generations
Vajda's flagship elite race ski and the longest (6.3m) in its stable; flat hull, progressive double-cut nose, water-resistant day hatch and De Brito racing bailer
What works, and what it costs you
What works
- Long 6.3m fast elite race hull
- Flat hull surfs downwind well
- Sub-10kg Elite Pro option, plus a day hatch
Trade-offs
- Narrow 43cm beam demands elite stability
- Not suited to intermediates
- Top layups are expensive
What paddlers say
Vajda/APS copy: 'The Vajda Next is stable and comfortable with a flat hull, progressive double cut nose... the flat hull makes downwind surfing easier than ever before', rated 2/5 stability and the longest ski in Vajda's stable (australianpaddlesports.com.au)Reported experience
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Where to buy
Dealers in the markets we have mapped:
AUD ladder at Australian Paddle Sports 2026: Racing (fiberglass/carbon vacuum, 15kg) $3,490; Elite (carbon/Herex, 11.5kg) $4,950; Elite Pro (aramid/Nomex honeycomb, 9.5kg) $5,590. aud_new shown is the Elite build.
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