[Paddlewise] Sirius

I'd consider a P&H Sirius to replace my Romany. I paddled one of these the
other day and was moderately impressed. Its faster, rolls beautifully, and
is supposed to be a great rough water boat although it may not be much of a
 surfer. The secondary stability was very impressive I thought. I also love
the skeg design, its a 100% percent improvement over Romany.

Problem is:

1) they're so damn expensive ($2600++)
2) they apparently dont import (to the US) the Traditional model w/out the
paddle recess. Since I use only homemade paddles/spares, I have little use
for this feature. I have contacted P&H to see if they can be special
ordered, since the distributor didnt even know they made them, but I havent
heard back yet.

I'd like to hear from people who have a Sirius, as to what they like or
dislike about them, or if there are any out there for sale that might be
reasonably priced.



Wayne


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