KiAyker_at_aol.com wrote: > > OK so I've learned something. There are apparently some well made sea > kayaks produced in Germany. I don't understand why we have so many boats > imported from England, yet I have just now been exposed to the German variety. > Why aren't there more of these around? Which brings me to the next question > for those of you more well traveled types; are there other countries producing > kayaks that we ( I?) have never seen? If so, how good are they, and why > haven't any of them been imported here? > > Just wondering, > > Scott > So.Cal. Sea kayaks are being made in many countries. I know there are several manufacturers of fiberglass boats in Australia and New Zealand. I remember hearing that some were to be imported into the States; did that happen? Japan makes hardshell kayaks,they also make folding kayaks. Even Argentina makes fiberglass kayaks...there is an Argentine Nordkapp that is either a bootlegged design or under license. The British boats get a boost from the fact that they made a splash early on when fiberglass hardshells started to be made. Several of the better known sea kayaking authors are Brits and help to design boats. This certainly helps account for the desirablity of British imports. If Argentines started being seen as fearless paddlers and sought after lecturers and authors, we might see a horde of kayaks from the Pampas, models such as the Evita, Tango (isn't there a Tango out of the Northwest?) and Gaucho. :-) ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 - 20:39:24 PDT
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