>> 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 >> ************************************************************************** * 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 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
>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 Lift your butt off the seat when you lay back and you can do it in some high coming kayaks as well. Dana *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
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