Clipper Canoe Tripper 17 Ultralight Kevlar Black Trim

Versatile, fast, stable, and comfortable. The Tripper was first introduced in the spring of 1983. In its first year of production, the Tripper became Clipper’s most popular model, and has remained the number one canoe of choice for paddlers in the Northwest.

Versatility is perhaps the Tripper’s most popular feature. It is at home on large lakes, open ocean, or up to grade III white water. The Tripper holds the world record for the longest continual canoe trip - from Calgary, AB, to Belen, Brazil. The Tripper is the only canoe to be paddled across Canada in one season during the C2C Expedition - from the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, to Vancouver, BC, in 1995.

The Tripper’s ample capacity will carry a family with kids, or enough gear for an extended tandem wilderness trip. Its quick speed makes it a first choice for many races in the Northwest. Moderate rocker allows for quick maneuverability, yet a minimum of correction strokes are required to keep it on course. Paddle it with bent shaft paddles for maximum speed and efficiency.

The Tripper’s shallow arch hull provides good initial stability. Gently flared sides and relatively low-slung seats result in great secondary stability. Clipper’s specially molded seats are the most comfortable available.

The stern paddler is equipped with an adjustable footbrace, while the bow paddler can adjust the sliding bow seat and use the flotation tank as a footbrace. A footbrace will reduce lower back pain and shoulder stress, and will eliminate the need to kneel, while at the same time increase your control of the canoe.

Features 

• Bucket Seats
• Sliding Bow Seat
• Contoured Yoke
• Footbrace
• Flotation Tanks
• Bow & Stern Thwarts
• Black Trim Package

Details 

• Stability | 4/5
• Capacity | 4/5
• Agility | 3/5
• Speed | 4/5
• Ultralight Kevlar Construction | Ultralight Kevlar® canoes are built without any exterior gelcoat, thus the hull has the ‘honey’ color of Kevlar®. The absence of gelcoat results in a weight savings of approximately 10%. The first layer is woven S-glass which is very abrasion resistant and is stronger under compression than Kevlar®. Two layers of Kevlar® are then applied with extra reinforcement in areas of high stress

Specs 

• Design
• Capacity | 2-Person
• Yokes | Contoured Yoke
• Thwarts | Bow / Stern
• Bow Seat Type | Sliding Bucket
• Stern Seat Type | Bucket
• Measurements
• Length | 17’ 6” / 5.334m
• Beam | 35” (2’ 11”) / 88.9 cm
• Beam @ 4” Waterline | 33” (2’ 9”) / 83.8 cm
• Bow Height | 21” (1’ 9”) / 53.3 cm
• Stern Height | 18” (1’ 6”) / 45.7 cm
• Center Height | 15” (1’ 3”) / 38.1 cm
• Weight | 52 lb / 23.587 kg
• Country of Origin | Made in Canada