In a message dated 9/24/98 10:31:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dave_at_seacanoe.com writes: << I think it all boils down to what you like to paddle. SOTs are certainly capable of doing just about anything that a decked boat can do. >> Yeah, and a single speed balloon tired bicycle is capable of doing cross country trips - but I wouldn't recommend it. A few years ago we had a fellow who enjoyed SOT's join us on a trip at one of our channel islands (Southern California). He was one of the stronger, more experienced people in the group. When we came around an exposed point the currents and especially the wind was more then this fellow could handle in his rather low performance boat without a rudder and with so much of his body up in the wind. We had to hook him up and tow him until we were around the point. Everybody else in their "decked" boats did just fine. Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Sep 25 1998 - 05:00:51 PDT
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