Northstar - Trillium

[Srobocop]

Anybody hear anything about the new Northstar Trillium? Just saw it listed on their website, mistakenly under the tandem canoes. Looks to be a slightly smaller Northwind Solo... thoughts?

 

[yellowcanoe]

Not surprising. Solo canoes often come in sizes but similar design like the Kestrel and the Peregrine by Hemlock and the Keewaydin 14 and 15 by Swift. Small paddlers in a too large solo have too much skin friction to overcome.. Too large a paddler in a too small boat sinks it too deep and has too high a center of gravity for stability. Then there is the question of stroke efficiency.

Not likely to see any of Ted's boats in number on the East Coast.

 

[Srobocop]

agreed. It also seems that the back thwart gives more room to get a bag in the back, but maybe it had to be that way because of the room you lose with it being a foot shorter. I wish I had somewhere close to try paddling both.