Re: [Paddlewise] Pygmy Tern

Hi Mel,
Read on for a few comments. Thanks for cluing me in that Pygmy has a
description of the Arctic Tern on their web page. No pictures of it yet,
so I guess it's now a race on who can get their photos on the web first --
mine or theirs...

 On Sat, 3 Oct 1998, Mel Grindol wrote:

> 
> On Fri, 2 Oct 1998 14:16:31    K. Whilden wrote:
> >First the similarities:
> >The Arctic Tern and the Coho are both excellent boats that do not
> >weathercock, track well, and turn well when set on edge. The Coho is a
> >little longer, 17'6, while the Tern is 17'. The Tern has a single hard
> >chine, whereas the Coho is a multi-chine boat. Both boats have excellent
> >secondary stability, and tremendous room for gear.
> >
> 
> I may be reaching here (I'm new to this sport). How similar to the Necky
> Looksha IV (plastic) is the Tern?  From the Pygmy web page it looks like
> the Tern would have a hull very similar to the Looksha.  A relatively
> flat bottom with a hard chine. 
> 
The Looksha IV is a very good plastic boat, although the plastic version
does tend to weathercock a bit. This is a problem for beginners, but no
problem at all for good paddlers. The glass version of the Looksha IV is a
GREAT boat -- no weathercocking at all. The Tern and the Looksha will feel
and perform quite similar, although the Tern will be somewhat faster than
the plastic version. It will also look much better, and weight much less.
The Looksha IV has a double chine and a flattish bottom, whereas the Tern
has a single hard chine and very slight V-bottom.

> I've been considering building a Coho as a way to get a good light
> weight kayak for a decent price.  But now I'm going to have to decide
> between the Coho or Tern.  Just hopping over to Pygmy and trying them
> out is a little difficult from Kansas. :) 
> 

> But then we might go to Washington in the spring.  My wife and I would
> like to do a 5 day training class in sea kayaking and are trying to
> decide where.  Right now Tek & Trail seems like the leading candidate
> due to their relative proximity in Wisconsin (we live in the Kansas City
> area).  But the added incentive of being able to try out a Pygmy may
> make us go to Seattle for training.  Anyone have any suggestions on that
> front? 

A 5-day training class in Seattle? Hrm, I guess I would have to recommend
the Kayak Academy. (note: I teach classes for the Kayak Academy). I work
for them because I have so much respect for their program, developed by
George Gronseth; I don't need to teach kayaking for money.  You can learn
more about the various courses offered from the web page,

http://www.halcyon.com/kayak

I would be happy to add more information if you need it. Cheers,
kevin
 > 
> Mel
> ---
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