Tdittrich wrote: The new Current Design Slipstream is about the same size as the Arctic Sparrow and a terrific boat at 16' X 22" Tdittrich Those are excellent dimensions for a sea kayak (providing it is a good design, good layup, ect.). But it's not really a short kayak. You can draw the line anywhere, the Coaster is 13.5'. A 14' boat would probably still be as playful, but if you get up to 15' or more, most kayaks will feel like "long" boats compared to the Coaster. Why is this? I don't know, it just seems to be the case. 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 Thu Oct 15 1998 - 09:03:50 PDT
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