Re: [Paddlewise] What is performance anyhow?

From: Nick Schade <schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com>
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 19:06:07 -0400
>I don't think that the VW vs Ferrari analogy is appropriate.

There is sporty and then there is sporty. A Ferrari is "high-performance",
but so is a Jeep or a Camero. In their individual speciality, each will
probably beat the other (and there may be others that will do better in
each speciality.

A high performance may be fast, or manuverable, or easy to roll, or surf
well, or carry a lot of gear efficiently, or...

Performance, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Usually a "high
performance" kayak will be optimized for something other than simple
all-around handling for a novice (which could be defined as a high level of
performance in its own right).
 Nick



Nick Schade
Guillemot Kayaks
c/o Newfound Woodworks, RFD 2 Box 850, Bristol, NH 03222
(603) 744-6872

Schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com
http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/

>>>>"It's not just Art, It's a Craft!"<<<<


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