Kai Wa’a Ares OC1 | Experience Speed and Stability
Unmatched Versatility for All Conditions
The Kai Wa’a Ares OC1 is engineered for paddlers who demand top performance in both flat water and open ocean environments. Unlike most canoes, which struggle to balance stability and speed across different conditions, the Ares excels in both. Its carefully crafted design allows you to paddle effortlessly through calm waters, while still providing the control and stability needed for open ocean and channel crossings. This makes it the ultimate choice for paddlers looking to compete or adventure in a variety of water conditions.
Lightweight Yet Ultra-Stable Design
The Ares is built to perform, featuring the Kai Wa’a 3.0 Ama, which provides the perfect combination of stability and lightweight performance. This ama has less rocker and evenly distributed volume, giving you extra stability in rough conditions without adding unnecessary weight. Whether you’re powering through waves or cruising across flat water, the Ares’ superior balance keeps you in control, even when conditions get tough. Designed for the modern paddler, the Ares delivers a perfect blend of strength, balance, and agility.
Precision Steering and Unparalleled Control
With feather-light carbon pedals, titanium hardware, and Dyneema steering cables, the Ares offers precision steering with maximum durability. The corrosion-resistant pedals are ultra-responsive, making steering a breeze, while the Dyneema cables are five times stronger than steel, ensuring long-lasting reliability. The self-centering rudder mechanism helps the canoe track straight even when the paddler takes a break, and the variety of 6 carbon-titanium rudder options means you can customize your setup for any paddling conditions—whether it’s minimal drag in flat water or more grip in choppy ocean environments.
Rudder Options
You can choose from six prepreg carbon-titanium rudders tailored to various conditions: from a 4″ rudder for minimal drag on flat water to an 11″ rudder for maximum grip in rough conditions, with swept-back options available to prevent weed buildup.
Outriggerzone Construction: Kai Wa’a
The Ares, built by Outriggerzone is crafted as a single, seamless piece, eliminating weak points like glue lines and significantly reducing weight.
Built with aerospace-grade prepreg carbon fiber, this advanced construction method uses resin that’s heat-cured directly into the material. This precise process ensures optimal weight control, eliminates unnecessary fillers, and delivers a canoe that retains its shape and rigidity over time, offering unmatched durability and performance.
Standard Model and Pro Model
Technology:
Standard: Average Weight:
| Bare Hull | 17.1lbs 7.77 kg |
| Hull Weight | 18.5lbs 8.37 kg |
| Rigged Weight | 24.2lbs 10.97 kg |
Description:
When designing a Standard Ares, you can choose from 16 color options for the hull, ama, and logos, allowing for any color combination you’d like. You also have the option to add customizations, including a deck-hull split, a colored cockpit, and graphics—either from our catalog or your unique designs.
Each Standard Ares comes equipped with fitted dust covers for the hull, ama, and iakos.
Pro: Average Weight:
| Bare Hull | 15.5lbs 7.02 kg |
| Hull Weight | 16.8lbs 7.62 kg |
| Rigged Weight | 22.5lbs 10.22 kg |
Description:
Ares Pro models are on average 1.7 lbs (0.75 kg) lighter than Standard models. The layups are nearly identical, with most of the weight reduction achieved by applying minimal paint and sanding it down to a thin layer, giving the Ares Pro its distinctive “sanded-through” appearance. As a result, Ares Pro hulls are available in only five colors: Pro Grey, Pro White, Pro Blue, Pro Green, and Pro Yellow, and customization options are limited to the cockpit and logo colors. However, the ama and iakos can be customized in any color, unlike standard models.
Each Ares Pro also includes an extra rudder and UV-resistant, fitted marine canvas covers for long-term outdoor protection.
Technical Information
| Brand | Kai Wa’a Outrigger Canoes |
| Intended Use | Ocean or Flat Water |
| Paddling Level | All Levels |
| Type | OC1 |
| Material(s) | See Technology |
| Length | 20′ 9″ 6.33 m |
| Width/Beam | 16″ 410 mm |
| Nose Width | 8.5″ 217 mm |
| Tail Width | 8.75″ 220 mm |
| Paddler Size | NA |
| Rudder Design | Optional |
| Ama | 3.0 |
| Available Colors | Standard 16 colors / Pro 5 colors |
Kai Wa’a 3.0 Ama
The Ares is equipped with the popular Kai Wa’a 3.0 ama, first introduced with the Draco in late 2021 and included with all Ares models produced since. Designed with less rocker and a more balanced volume distribution than its predecessor, this ama offers additional stability when needed, all while maintaining a lightweight profile.
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