hi Craig, >On one 4 mile crossing in fairly rough seas, I noted a speed made good of almost 5 knots, and I wasn't in any real hurry! > Anyone else paddle this boat or one similar to it? I miss the speed and agility but I don't want to give up the comfort of my current boat. i also enjoy a little speed mixed with comfort. Kathy recently gave me a Speedmate Surf speedometer to attach to my artic hawk. it has a magnetic impeller mounted on the hull that sends an AC signal (wireless) to a deck mounted readout(speed, distance traveled, duration). what i like about the unit is that it lets you see where your stroke is efficient and where it needs improvement. for me, the right side is a bit weeker ..unless i pay attention. it's also interesting on closed circuits to see the effects of currents and wind... with a heart rate monitor, the info starts to compete with bird watching. at any rate, the artic hawk is comfortable enough for me and easily cruises at 5 mph (all day). at 5.25 i'm working. goal is 5.5-5.75 for 2 hr duration. i've had the boat at 7 mph for exactly 1 stroke... it gets tough above 6. bottom line, artic hawk goes ok and Speedmate lets you see what's happening... it's had quite a bit of discussion on outrigger listserver. anyone else playing with a Speedmate or heart rate monitors? bye bye bliven *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
Larry Bliven wrote: > ..SNIP... > at any rate, the artic hawk is comfortable enough for me and easily cruises > at 5 mph (all day). at 5.25 i'm working. goal is 5.5-5.75 for 2 hr > duration. i've had the boat at 7 mph for exactly 1 stroke... it gets tough > above 6. At first I thought this looked great, until I noticed the "mph" instead of "knots". 5 mph is approximately 4.35 knots, which is very good as a cruising speed, but not extraordinary. Still, I think that the Arctic Hawk is one of the very best boats that I have paddled. It has a wonderful, lively feel; it carves great turns; it's reasonable stable; and it's pretty fast. The bottom line is that it is a *fun* boat to paddle. I am thinking of adding one to my collection. Dan Hagen Bellingham, Washington *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 98-01-28 16:41:48 EST, craigo_at_az.com writes: << (3) the long skinny profile necessitated an additional piece of equipment. An umbrella! to fish stuff out of the extreme ends of the storage compartments! No way could I reach that tent with my hand! >> I paddle an Arluk II which also has pretty fine ends. My solution is to tie a line to the first item I stuff into the end, usually a tent or a tarp. I unload what I can easily reach and then pull the rest forward with the line, finally unloading the last piece of equipment to which I fixed the line. Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 98-01-28 22:43:39 EST, dhagen_at_methow.com writes: << Still, I think that the Arctic Hawk is one of the very best boats that I have paddled. It has a wonderful, lively feel; it carves great turns; it's reasonable stable; and it's pretty fast. The bottom line is that it is a *fun* boat to paddle. I am thinking of adding one to my collection. >> Dan, The Hawk *is* a great boat but limited by it's gear capacity. In the real rough stuff it suffers a bit from the fine stems. It weathercocks a bit but was meant to. (1900's replica of West Greenland skin boat) I have a skin coat (no gelcoat) kevlar 32lb. boat that I *love*. But my latest, newest, <guess I'll *cheat* on the hawk> boat is the FALCON 18 and I REALLY LOVE it. I sell kayaks, been doing it for 13 years and IMHO the 18 is the finest sea that kayak I've had the pleasure to paddle. The kewl concept of the falcon series and certain other kayaks for I matter is the design of a vessel to be "balanced". Balanced in the wind, current, waves, etc. The Intuits had it figured out and you can find boats in ancient design that had a certain balance for a reason (i.e.: weathercocking to always be pointed upwind for hunting). Modern manufacturers strive at designing a boat to be both maneuverable and good tracking. Unfortunately, some of the designs usually suffer some sort of imbalance in this realm. A boat that is maneuverable is usually blown off course by the wind (compensate with rudder) A boat that tracks too stiffly is hard to turn (by the novice) but will usually behave in the wind. Where is the compromise that will make a boat desirable?? Your choice! The FALCON is a "sports car". It's not overly stable initially, but has wonderful, secure secondary stability. This allows you to edge the boat and take it off its GREAT tracking keelson to maneuver. Comfortable cockpit, watertight hatches (a little small, but what the heck) gear capacity for a week <read x-mountain climber> and of course, good looks! If I sound like a salesman, I am!!! I'm also a *paddler, guide, and instructor* Hope this stirs up some dialog! LOL Steve Scherrer www.aldercreek.com Ps. I also happen to know where 2 used hawks are *for sale* *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
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