The aluminum construction is a nice way to make a rigid baidarka. For folders, I tend towards recommending wood, the Greenland baidarka was a lot easier to make, but my next rigid baidarka will have an aluminum frame again.
Length - 17.5 ft
Width - 17.5 in
Weight - 28 lbs.
Cp - .61
Contributors to this page: Thomas Yost (TDY), Patrick Poirier (PPR), Gerald Maroske (GUM) and Hendrik Maroske (HHM)