Sandykayak_at_aol.com wrote: > > Just wanted to let everybody know that even after my disastrous (and > expensive) attempt with Folboat's Aleut and Greenland II, I still maintained > my subscription to Folding Kayaker because there are many excellent articles > of general paddling interest - plus I want a K-Light one day and the back > page is loaded with ads. Since this went out to the entire PaddleWise group, I thought I need to address it. The publication does concentrate on folding kayaks but per force it will slip over into items that may be of a more general paddling interest. Items like Dealing With Traffic, Camping out of a Small Kayak, etc. are examples. But it really is about folding kayaks and I don't want anyone to consider subscribing under false pretenses. > > Just got the May/June (??? - running late, were we, Ralph?) issue and the > cover story is "K-Light: Fresh Look At A New Classic." Well, look at my surname; it's Latino...I operate on a Manana Calendar :-) The article on the K-Light mentioned here looks at the K-Light as new classic. The classic folding kayaks have previously been doubles such as the Klepper Aerius II and the old Folbot Super. This is the first foldable single that has gotten that level of popularity and ubiquitiousness that makes it a classic. One of the aspects about the impact of the K-Light that I mentioned in the article is that it is surprisingly fast compared to longer kayaks. Something I have observed and heard from many sources. I just got email from a woman in Maryland who wrote "I just got my most recent newsletter. It was great to read about the K-Light being a classic! I have been very happy with it so far. And I have been able to keep up with men that are much stronger than I am in larger boats! I am really glad you suggested this boat." It is something I hear so often that it makes me wonder why, except for all out racing, why bother with longish boats that are more expensive, heavier and awkward to deal with on land and in rooftopping. > > I'll be in NYC from September 3 -12; hope I get to meet you Ralph. This is a good opportunity to reiterate the standing invitation for those visiting NYC. Give me a call or drop me an email. We may be able to get you on the water out of the Downtown Boathouse and its public boats. Casey Walker recently wrote up his report to the Statue of Liberty over the 4th of July weekend in the regular free trips the Boathouse runs to there. Others who have availed themselves include Rich Mitchell a few years back. Now if all 400 plus Paddlewisers show up at once, well, we may have to force everyone to paddle in a New York minute. :-) -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Tue Jul 27 1999 - 08:34:45 PDT
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