With all of this talk of SOTs and SINKs, never mind the BUK's ,SUKs and FUKs (sorry Ralph couldn't resist it;-} ) it occurred to me that I desire, and to a certain extent paddle boats not just because of their functional merits but because of their aesthetics. As the venerable Winters puts it so eloquently "There is no reason for a slow boat ... and no excuse for an ugly one." .... There is no excuse for an ugly boat. Beauty is as they say, in the eye of the beholder. Thanks to the phenomena that is PaddleWise I'm now empowered with the knowledge that there are incontinent, blind, roll challenged paddlers out there who prefer to scuttle around perched on top of fat surf boards :-) Seriously though, if I lived in a Mediterranean climate (Ha ... global warming you say?) then I might have a look at a surf ski, but I'd be surprised if my aesthetically perfect boat would change .... its been around for a while .... lovely lines .... fine, upswept bow and stern ... peferable with ocean cockpit .... usually unspoilt by rudder or other extraneous appendages .... definitely without sponsons .....18' long ....21" wide ... guessed it yet? Radon mixed with Potassium, very quietly. (8 letters) Cheers Colin Calder 57º19'N 2º10'W *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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