Hello everyone, My wife and I are looking to add kayak touring to our long list of athletic endeavors. For now we are looking for boats that come in just under $1,200 each. We'll use them for a couple of years and then move into more advanced kayaks. My wife likes the Perception Carolina Exp. and I am trying to decide between several but I seem to keep coming back to the Necky Looksha Sport Exp. We can't test the boats out because touring demos and rentals aren't the thing here in Northern Utah. Anyway, I'm looking for other folks opinions on these boats as well as who we should and should not order from. My wife and I are both on the light side, 115 lbs (5' 7") and 155 lbs (5' 11") respectively and we plan on sticking to large lakes and reservoirs to begin with before moving on to some of the calmer river stretches. Two or three day trips will be the norm and I'd like boats that have a good balance between speed and maneuverability. Thanks in advance, Ron and Nancy *************************************************************************** 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 Mon May 03 1999 - 16:43:19 PDT
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