I have all home built boats - stitch & glue 2 Cape Charles - 18 ft 2 Tred Avon - 21 ft 1 Yare - 16 ft 1 more Cape Charles modified to fit trimaran sail rig (under construction) (will also be outfitted with Scuba diving deck) :*) Jim Meldrum Slave Lake, Alberta, Can. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
help! I weigh 110# and am usually the lead on all trips (SeaLion)...Love the sound of some of your fiberglasses... what do u recommend... like boat to top waves rather than plow.. Sjkayaks_at_aol.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
I'd suggest a Falcon 16... Bob Denton Vice President Undersea Breathing Systems bob_at_dnax.com http://www.dnax.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I am from Atlantic Canada, Saint John area and do most of paddling in St. Andrews on Passamaquoddy Bay. My first sea kayak was a Valley Canoe Selkie purchased in 1986 in Maine. It did not have the optional skeg that is commonly available now and but after I gained some experience it was a nice boat to paddle. It was fully expedition equipped and had the 27 inch cockpit. Trying to deal with kayaking with kids, I purchased a Folbot Folding double in 1988. I went the whole nine yards and got a sail kit for sailing upwind but unless you had a willing partner it was a real pain to put together. The design of deck to hull at the bow exposed it to taking in water whenever the bow went under a wave. It did the job though, by introducing the family to kayaking. I was almost out of the sport when my younger brother decided he was going to buy a Valley Canoe Nordkapp in 1993. At the time we were able to buy from Britain thru a local dealer which avoided the $US dollars, double duty and the middleman so I decided that my dream boat would be the Skerray. It had the skeg I wished I had on Selkie plus with the larger back hatch and more comfortable seat I was back in sport and then some. It has chimp pump, compass and deck lines and I basically paid less than I did in 1986 for the Selkie, go figure. In 1996, I finally unloaded the Folbot to guy that actually wanted it. I bought my 9 year daughter a plastic Wilderness Systems Piccolo on a day trip to Maine because I was too impatient to wait for Canadian dealer to get me a boat. It was the perfect boat with is narrow beam (20 inch) and low depth (10.5). A month later, on impulse I purchased a plastic Necky Amaruk locally, to enable me to take my 5 year old son as well. I spent most of that year paddling the double. I found it surprisingly quick, stable beyond belief and comfortable. Just to cap things off, I swapped my 86 Selkie for a new plastic Capella from P & H plus a couple hundred dollars. This was meant to be a kayak for my wife or whoever was interested. She has paddled it a couple times. Last year, spent most weekends in St. Andrews, where an hour paddle before breakfast was common. Boats I would like to have; Nigel Foster's boats intrigue me for a single. (Legend/ Vyneck) Like to swap plastic Capella for fiberglass Capella or Sirus Like to swap plastic Necky Amaruk for kelvar Nootka *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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