My other boat is a Seda Impulse...much more stable then the Nordkapp, but when she goes over, it's quick and without warning. I prefer the Seda for flat water and the Nordkapp for intercoastal and ocean. > > I have heard several stories like this. A paddler once told me that he > loved his Arluk 1.8 and that it was the best rough water boat he had > paddled. But he also said that he had been knocked over in it several > times. > > Personally, I have trouble feeling comfortable in a twitchy boat like the > Arluk or, I presume, the Nordkapp. Similarly dimensioned boats like the > Mariner II or Solstice GTS or Arctic Hawk feel much safer to me in high wind > and rough water. There are fewer surprises and I need to brace much less > often. Perhaps I am not skilled enough to handle the twitchiness but in the > other boats I can easily handle quite rough water without fear. I have been > told that you get used to the instability. But why bother? > > Jerry Bob Denton President Gulf Stream International Sink the Stink - The Water Sports Deodorizer That Works! Boynton Beach, FL http://www.flinet.com/gulfstream/scuba.html *************************************************************************** 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 Tue May 19 1998 - 07:34:10 PDT
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