Mel Lammers wrote: > > On the other hand, I bought a Feathercraft K-Light without paddling it at > all. I have not been sorry. (OK turn on the Kayaking for Dummies flame) I > based it on reviews, Ralph Diaz comments, sitting in boat in dealers > showroom, and talking to one of the owners (Southwind Kayaks in Irvine CA, > Jo Anne Turner, a remarkable person) > > "So you pays your money and takes your choice," according to an old saying. > Good luck. I bought my first boat, a double Klepper without paddling it and only having sat in one in a showroom and reading the literature. Judging by its effect on my life, I can see that that certainly was a mistake! :-) Yes, indeed Joanne Turner is remarkable _and_ savvy. She has some of the best advice I have ever heard about leading trips; I am not sure if her pointers have been written up anywhere; I heard them at a symposium a half dozen years ago. 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 Tue Aug 31 1999 - 14:29:10 PDT
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