[Paddlewise] FW: FW: What do you paddle

From: Chuck Holst <CHUCK_at_multitech.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 08:58:50 -0600
>>
  On the Arctic Hawk , Mark Rogers of Superior kayaks is workong on a key
hole cockpit for the arctic hawk. He doesn't like the Idea but Widerness
systems thinks it will sell better and who better than the designer to   make
the changes.It might be out this year.

Dana
>>

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What I found restricting on the Arctic Hawk and Manitou was the
closeness of the coaming behind me, which kept me from lying
back on the deck during my sweep rolls. The keyhole has nothing
to do with that.

Ironically, when Nigel Dennis designed his Greenlander, he went
from a keyhole cockpit to a perfectly circular one because, he
said, it is more traditional. And it does not restrict layback rolls.

Chuck Holst  
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