> >Here in the Carolinas, guys are using the Necky Looksha II (20'L, 20"W) for >informal racing. I appreciate the potential speed of that design, but I >like not having to pay attention to my boat all the time. I'd hate to stop >to look at a bird and find myself upside down because I got careless. The >first time I got a positive ID on a pied-billed grebe, the bird and I were >bouncing up and down in a boat wake and I was concentrating on the bird, >not the foot high waves. I don't know that I could do that in a really >narrow boat. > >Bob > Down here in Florida at the race at Captive Island, Task did not let any boats over 19ft race. All the people with the Looksha II were out of luck ( There were about Five that made the trip to Fla. Just for the race.) When ask why? they said that it was a unfar advantage. But they would not make a class for them. Dana *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jan 28 1998 - 20:38:33 PST
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