Wenonah Aurora RX
by : Wenonah
The Wenonah Aurora is a highly-maneuverable canoe that is a down-sized version of the Spirit II.
The Aurora puts the wide versatility and superb performance of Wenonah's best-selling model, the Spirit II, into a more-compact package.
While it's a foot shorter, the Aurora is as deep in the center as the Spirit II, and is also deep in the ends. It has greater total buoyancy than you might expect and it carries nearly the load that the Spirit II will.
Not meant for heavy expeditions, the Aurora does suit typical trips well. It's an easy-paddling hull that retains sufficient freeboard when loaded.
Perhaps the Aurora's best feature is its good blend of initial and final stabilities. While steady enough for fishing, and to haul kids or a dog who may jump around, it's very seaworthy for a mid-sized canoe. Its carefully-contoured, shallow-arch hull is the reason and it performs reliably in wind and waves.
While the choice of 16' canoes is vast, others have a less-sensible bottom profile. Compared to typical flat-bottomed hulls, the Aurora's shallow-arch design has a bit less steadiness on center but has greater ultimate safety and better handling on waves. It also paddles easier and glides farther.
If your situation dictates a 16' model, and varied types of paddling, no other design serves so well for so many uses.
- Length - 16'0"
- Rocker - 1.5"
- Depth, bow - 21"
- Depth, centre - 14"
- Depth, stern - 18"
- Width, gunwale - 35"
- Width, waterline - 35.5"
- Width, maximum - 36"
The Aurora is also available, to order, in Tufweave and kevlar. Please call us on 01454 261058 for details and options.
Weights:
| Royalex |
64lb |
| Tufweave Flexcore |
60lb |
| Kevlar Flexcore |
51lb |
| Kevlar Ultralight |
39lb |
Please note that this canoe is available in our shop but we cannot ship it with a carrier. Please call us on 01454 261058 or email us for details of your nearest dealer.
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