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Vajda · Touring hybrid

Vajda Wildfire 60

Very wide (62.5cm), short (4.86m) Styrolight fitness ski, the widest and most stable in Vajda's range. A wider version of the Wildfire 50 aimed at larger or nervous paddlers; flat, barge-stable hull with tiller steering.

Length
4.86 m
Beam
62.5 cm
Deck
33.5 cm
Lightest
18 kg
Vajda Wildfire 60 — studio side profile
studio side profile · australianpaddlesports.com.au

Specifications

Length
4.86 m
Beam
62.5 cm
Deck height
33.5 cm (est.)
Category
Touring hybrid
Skill level
beginner
New price
A$2,090

Layup weights

Styrolight18 kg

On-water profile

Stability
10.0
Speed
3.0

Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.

APS rate the Wildfire 60 stability 5/5 - the widest hull (62.5cm) in the Vajda line, described as the 'ideal choice for the larger paddlers'; a maximum-stability beginner/fitness ski.

Suits: Flatwater and fitness for larger or nervous paddlers; maximum-stability learner ski in calm-to-mild water

Paddler weight

This hull is built around a paddler of about 91 kg. It stays workable from 80 kg to 96 kg, and sits at its best between 85 kg and 93 kg.

Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.

Generations

2018-present

Wider variant of the Wildfire 50, thermoformed in Styrolight; the widest, most stable hull in the Vajda range for larger paddlers

What works, and what it costs you

What works

  • Highest stability in the Vajda line (5/5)
  • Extra 62.5cm width suits large and heavy paddlers
  • Tough thermoformed Styrolight, affordable

Trade-offs

  • Very slow, short wide hull
  • Heavy (~18kg)
  • Not a platform for progressing to racing

What paddlers say

APS product copy: a wider version of the Wildfire 50, the 'ideal choice for the larger paddlers' (australianpaddlesports.com.au)Reported experience

Where to buy

Vajda Group ↗

Dealers in the markets we have mapped:

AUD $2,090 Styrolight thermoform at Australian Paddle Sports 2026 (single plastic layup, ~17-18kg).

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