Nick Schade wrote: > > ...SNIP... > A high performance may be fast, or manuverable, or easy to roll, or surf > well, or carry a lot of gear efficiently, or... Yes, exactly. (I particularly like that "or...".) The point is that there are *many* dimensions to performance. Boats differ according to their "feel" because they are at different points along these various dimensions. Every so often one paddles a design that just feels right, given one's paddling style and preferences. This was my reaction to paddling a Caribou. The boat is so lively and responsive to my paddling style that it seems to respond to my every thought. > > 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 This says it as well as it can be said. (And from a designer, no less!) Dan Hagen Bellingham, Washington *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon May 11 1998 - 22:09:37 PDT
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