Sea kayak tripping: Boreal Sagauney (no name for mine yet) -- big greenland design -- solid fibreglass construction -- great tracking, very responsive for quick severe leans in big water, holds a ton of gear below deck, quick for its size Calm water day and weekend kayaking: Anything for 2 people by Struer (don't own one, just fix 'em and fly 'em out of the Sudbury and London clubs) -- sprint design -- ultra-light wood construction -- goes like stink, wonderful for chains of little lakes, terrific to be able to focus on full body stroke and to work with a partner, aesthetically lovely Canoe tripping: Swift/Winters Albany (call mine "The Ark") -- big asymetrical design -- ABS construction, full spray cover, thigh straps etc. -- amazing combination of speed, responsiveness in rough water, and cargo capacity, perfect for long trips which combine ww rivers and open ocean Wild Water Kayaking: Perception Corsica Matrix (call mine "Oxygen") -- moderately large, short flat hull design -- rotomolded plastic construction -- a terrific big water boat (not a play boat), stable platform, excellent hull shape for ferries Canoe Lounging: Chestnut (don't know model, about 15.5') (call mine "Anodyomene") -- small shallow arch design -- wood and canvas construction -- ideal for bobbing about in the sunshine while lying on PFD's and reading Fast Canoeing: Jensen J-210 (no name, no personality so I doubt if it will get one) -- extreme asymetrical, flat hull design -- ultra-light kevlar construction -- it moves extremely quickly, but just is not seaworthy the way a semi-circular or shallow arch sprint kayak is -- great for speeding about on calm water and jogging portages, but otherwise useless Buddy Boat: LPA River Runner R5 (no name, would be a bit like naming a soup spoon) -- inexpensive big stable plastic kayak thing -- works equally poorly on open water and wild water, which makes it amazing versatile to bring along for new paddlers who otherwise would have to be left at home Wish List: --Build a Caribou Eskimo kayak -- very similar to a sprint boat, traditionally used by people on the rivers on the west side of Hudson's Bay to attack caribou at water crossings --Save up for a Pintail -- terrific small sea kayak play boat, great for messing about down at the beach --Get my hands on an old Javelin sprint K1 for days my partner can't make the K2 -- I just don't seem to be able to fully relax in my Jensen C1, so I'd like to go back to a solo sprint K1 where I don't have to worry about moderate wind and waves Richard Culpeper www.geocities.com/~culpeper *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 16 1998 - 06:40:32 PST
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