> >I have been a casual canoeist for 35 years (finally need to get serious >about my fun, I guess), and am dying to try kayaking. Some potential >handicaps are size (I'm 6'3" tall, weigh 285, and have size 15 feet) and >the need to research everything to death before I jump in with both very >large feet. I'm looking for suggestions on sea kayaks as I live very >close to Chicago and so to Lake Michigan; also would like to gain enough >expertise to tackle Superior for an extended trip (in several years, as >I hopefully progress in skill). > >Any input or advise, be it wise, wiseass, or halfass, would help. > I just got into sea kayaking myself and am also on the larger side (6'2", 235, size 12 feet). My first kayaking experience was last July in North Carolina. The rental company, Kitty Hawk Sports, was using Perception Acadias for their trips. I knew that late in the summer I wouldn't have much chance to paddle a large variety of boats and even if I did, I really lacked the paddling ability to compare them. Also, I figured that the rental company picked a boat that was good for novice paddlers in protected waters (mainly where I'll be paddling). So I ordered an Acadia when I got back. It's a very stable plastic boat and it's plenty big enough for me. In fact after paddling some other boats it feels very large. I'm not sure how those size 15 feet would fit in there though. Now I'm planning on building a Pygmy Coho this winter and using the Acadia for a second boat to take friends out in. Luke ---------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Hoffman lukeh_at_hiwaay.net These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. Groucho Marx *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Oct 16 1998 - 05:01:27 PDT
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