John Winters wrote, Designers, like boats, come in all kinds of shapes, sizes and objectives....etc. John, Thanks for your very astute answer to my question. I'm sure you are right on all counts. Sea kayaking covers a very wide spectrum which is one of the great things about it. No designer can hope to please everyone; keep depositing those checks! I really don't care if anyone designs something to compete with the Coaster, I've already got one. In fact, if someone did surpass the Coaster design, I'd have to shell out the bucks for another boat! I was just curious about the whole situation. Dan mentioned paddling in rock gardens in a "long" sea kayak (what kind?). Yes, I know a skilled paddler can paddle a longer boat in rocks and surf. Several of us used to do it (with varying degrees of success) before we discovered shorter boats. The bottom line is, if it works for you, great. But give it a try in the Coaster, then let me know what you think. Have we exhausted this subject yet? John Lull *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Oct 14 1998 - 09:57:43 PDT
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