Bill, Despite its weight I am still interested in trying a British heavy; in particular, the Romany 18. My primary criterion is ease of handling in following seas, i.e., I don't care about maneuverability and quick turns, but want to cruise down wind with minimum corrective strokes and leans. Secondly, neutrality in beam and quartering winds. To achieve this I believe either a skeg, sliding seat or rudder is essential. I have heard that the skeg mechanism on the Romany is not that great. What do you think of you Romany in these regards? Jerry *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Don't overlook the Nordkapp which meets all your requirements admirably. cya *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 02:05 PM 4/22/99 -0400, Bob Denton wrote: >Don't overlook the Nordkapp which meets all your requirements admirably. > > cya Yeah Bob your Nordkapp has an improved skeg design that I don't think comes on the Romany Explorer yet. Try a Sirius, maybe slow, but handles following seas beautifully. Jeff *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Welcome to the list! BTW, everyone let me introduce Jeff who is an instructor at Waterways Kayaks in Hollywood, FL and also an avid Irish bodhran player. cya -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Bingham [mailto:jbingham_at_amerijet.com] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 3:59 PM To: Bob Denton; Gerald Foodman Cc: Paddlewise (E-mail) Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Romany 18 At 02:05 PM 4/22/99 -0400, Bob Denton wrote: >Don't overlook the Nordkapp which meets all your requirements admirably. > > cya Yeah Bob your Nordkapp has an improved skeg design that I don't think comes on the Romany Explorer yet. Try a Sirius, maybe slow, but handles following seas beautifully. Jeff *************************************************************************** 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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