Regarding the German Nordstern: > > >We find them more suitable for fairly calm water rather than big seas > >and high winds (6'+ and 35 knot +) and with fairly light loads. With > a 180 lb paddler and a kayak loaded for four days, in those heavy > conditions the kayak was difficult to handle and keep on course, even > with the skeg fully deployed in the rudder position. Ira asked: > Just out of curiosity, which kayaks would be easy to handle in 6+ foot > waves and 35+ knot winds??? Doug, the 180# paddler, suggests he would much rather have been any of these, in no order: the Current Designs Expedition, the fiberglass Perception Sea Lion, or the Valley Canoe Products Skerray XL. YES, these are very different craft, but Doug has enjoyed excellent paddling in rough conditions with all of them. Joanne Turner -- Southwind Kayak Center, Inc. 17855 Sky Park Circle #A, Irvine, CA 92614 U.S.A. 714-261-0200 or 800-SOUTHWIND (800-768-8494) info_at_southwindkayaks.com doug_at_southwindkayaks.com joanne_at_southwindkayaks.com http://www.southwindkayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 29 1998 - 10:03:37 PDT
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