A Little Kayak That Punches Above It’s Class| Stellar S-14 Review 

Love the looks of it, great colour and graphics.

Awesome beautiful paddle and review, thank you, all the very best.

Ok - sold! Just purchased Advantage - you’re bringing it Portland Kayak soon! Thanks again for helping find my 2nd boat. 🙌💫🌅

A skeg AND rudder? Talk about pinpoint accuracy! Ha! Love the addition of those hip bags - didn't know that was a thing, but super effective! Great video as always, Dan!

Dan that was awesome, the water was so clean. It looked like you were having a blast. I’m guessing when your going through the rapids with your paddle down that it gives you stability. I wish we had pristine water like that in the Midwest. Thanks

You're a ninja with that paddle! Goals

Man that looked like sooooooo much fun. I'm in Sydney Australia and just joined your channel.... Love your video's. Thanks

Great review as always.

Just great. Had to watch it again. ☝️

I recently moved to the east coast from Redding so it was great being out on the Sac with ya! Nice boat 👍🏻

Thats is one beautiful boat

Nice kayak!

Great and interesting video . Thank you . Greeting from Rostock ( germany) Now i will buy the s14 mod.

how would you compare to the Stellar S14 sit on top? I ask cause I prefer sit on top and curious to know if there's a ding on performance?

looks a fantastic kayak. one i have thought about replacing my NDK Romany with.

Many thanks!

Were those the Astral Loyak shoes? They're SUPER grippy and very comfy to wear.

Dan, your content is really great. I'd appreciate your input on two questions. In part due to your vids and other reading, plus super-responsive ownership at Stellar, I really want to like the S14. I've been in a Pungo for a couple years and want to get a faster/lighter boat for river, lake, and close-in off-shore paddling, with some capacity for gear. The S14 checks the boxes but I find that I really struggle with this boat unless the skeg is fully deployed if there is moderate breeze or current. Does that indicate my paddle technique needs improvement and with more time in the boat I should expect to get past that? Second question: I am comparing the S14 to the Epic 14x - any thoughts on the Epic? I find it similarly fast, it probably fits me better, and I feel much more in control without the rudder down, but I'm not sure I want a rudder all the time. Thanks!!

Hi Dan. Greatings from Norway 🙋‍♂️🇧🇻 My girl got et good by on a stellar s-14-sport ( from a 73 old lady) The kayak was 5 times in freshwater...looks like New. But I don't find any number's online. Do you have som info or can get? Thank you 🤙

Dan - That is the exact boat I am looking for. I am a strong paddler. Vurrently have a Fathom 16'6" but I am looking for a lightweight 14' (getting older - a little less nimble). I need to hit 5 mph for a race next April. Doable? Any rec on a paddle for peak performance? Thanks, Dan. Love your videos.

Is the Stellar 14 a kayak I could learn to roll with? I'm looking for a lightweight kayak for exploring shorelines around Port Townsend, WA, but I'm also hoping to learn to roll a kayak. Would this boat work for that? Thank you! All the best, Scott

I've generally been happy with Stellar products but not so much this year. The quality in their manufacturer in China seems to have come down a few notches. A couple boats I've seen have had issues including one that I spent a lot of money on. Switching over to Epic in the future. I wonder if you've ever paddled a GPX how it would compare to that 14?

Love my S14 G2, huge improvement over the previous iteration as it actually is stable and can handle rough waters without always wanting to flip. It tracks terribly without the skeg and without it down doesn't feel as stable. Without skeg I cannot control it and will take advantage of this winter to bring back to the shop to get skeg installed. VERY fast, like 6mph fast I timed myself on Strava doing a prolonged zone 4/5 workout with heart rate maxed out in anaerobic (didn't feel it) and got over 6mph in straight line shots. That's almost surfski fast for a boat that is only 14 feet long and without any current or wind to push me it was consistent all around the lake. Excellent speed to length ratio as boats any longer are very skinny and unstable. I just wish it turned a little better with the skeg down without getting so tippy or unstable with the skeg up when you raise it. Even halfway down it tracks rather poorly and is susceptible to wind/waves. A lot of that has to do with just being a shorter boat so I just keep the skeg always down and deal with the slow turning. This is more of an HV boat and at 6'4" I love the fit. Not too tight, not too "loose" like the S12. It actually feels a touch more stable than the S12 but is faster to boot making the shorter boat obsolete.

MORE ROCKER -- Definitely needs more rocker for surf. I would like to see P&H Aires on that wave

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Looks like a floating billboard.

I've got a a dagger stratos 14.5s how is it compared to that?

What kind of water shoes did you have?

Is this the G1 OR G2

What does a boat like that cost?

$3 to $4k for a Chinese built boat? Not a chance in hell.