>The casual paddler who only paddles in protected waters is happier and >probably better off in a wide flattish boat. The experienced paddler who >takes on gnarly conditions will probably be happier in a much more tippy >boat. The long distance open water traveller will be best off in a boat >with lots of secondary stability, a slow roll, and plenty of displacement >(see ideal boat above). And so on. > > Cheers, >John Winters Yes, but this begs the question. Is an experienced, competent, but perhaps tired, paddler less likely to be knocked over in rough conditions in a relatively stable narrow boat like a Solstice GTS or Mariner II than in a relatively tender narrow boat like a Looksha II or Nordkapp? Maybe not at the ultimate expert level of skill but I think yes at the moderately expert level of skill. Jerry *************************************************************************** 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 Wed May 20 1998 - 23:17:06 PDT
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