Re: [Paddlewise] advanced sea kayak

At 11:10 AM 5/7/98 -0400, John Winters wrote:
>Julio wrote;
>
>(SNIP)
>
>>You folks are confusing beam with stability and whether or not that
>>makes a beginner boat.
>>
>>The Chinook is a beginner boat because it is very difficult to lean
>>and hard to move. It has the volume of an expedition boat which makes
>>it purpose contradictory; if you are a beginner you should not be
>>in an expedition.
>
>I think the thing that makes a boat and "advanced" boat or a "beginners"
>boat is its capabilities not the difficulty in keeping it upright or even
>its speed.
>I think people like to refer to tippy boats as advanced boats just because
>they are more difficult to paddle or hard to keep upright. I don't think
>that makes them advanced boats. It just makes them tippy boats. Certainly
>some of the folding boats are very stable but could you call them
>beginner's boats given the accomplishments of the type?
>
>Cheers,
>John Winters
>Redwing Designs
>Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft
>http://home.ican.net/~735769/
>


With the Chinook style hull that has probably more miles under it than most
others is like a aircraft carrier as far as stability. I think that either
tippy or performance would be a better word for a advance kayak. If you
consider a kayak that you are uncomfortable paddling(beyond your skill
level) in as performance then skill level comes to play, what would be
advanced for one might not be for another.

Dana
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