Jennifer Joy wrote: All I know is that a coaster is build for a man, not a woman. In my limited experience every woman in my class (and not large women either) emerged from one of those with bruises. It is hard to get past that, when you can even adequately brace in a boat. The seat is horrible. I spent 5 painful days in one of those. It didn't feel fast to me, and it seems kind of wide to be comfy (heh, other than the seat, which was too narrow). I've decided fast is some emphemeral thing, and what I remember more are correction strokes! (I'm still learning.) But, with a proper seat, I might have a different perspective. :) And seats are changeable. So, are you the same guy whose surf video I bought? jen Yes, that's my video; note how many Coasters you see in it. I know several excellent women kaykers who paddle the Coaster (in fact, more women than men); Debrah Volturno comes to mind--she's a star in our new Ocean Rock Garden video. I don't think 23" is all that wide although I'd be happy with 22". But you make one excellent point--every kayak has to be outfitted to fit the individual paddler!! They have a wider seat available for that boat, but you'd still want foam all around for comfort and control. I'll post a separate e-mail on outfitting for sea kayaks, something that many kayakers ignore. I've also seen small women paddling huge kayaks, something that totally befuddles me. By the way, here's another can of worms: Did you know that a "corrective stroke" is 90% boat lean & 10% paddle stroke? Let's hear it on this one! John *************************************************************************** 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 - 12:20:43 PDT
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