John Waddington wrote: > > I have a friend (living in N. New York State) who is looking to purchase > a new kayak. He is looking for something light and fast, but still > reasonably stable. He likes to race, but he will be paddling mainly on > the St. Lawrence R. where he will usually be on flat water and > occasionally dealing with 1-2 ft. choppy waves. His budget makes > something under $2000 preferable. He is about 5'8" and about 230 pounds. > I know this is sort of looking for the mythical universal boat, but does > anyone have any suggestions? > The Seda Glider would give him the most bang for the buck and would race well. If he wishes he could forego getting it in Kevlar which jacks up the price some. At his build, he would have no problem with dealing with the heavier fiberglass version. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 22 1999 - 04:20:23 PDT
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