On behalf of my brother, he's keen on a kayak for: My main use is simply some exercise on the water and while I would prefer the surf ski (fast, easy paddling) - the fact that it is so fine to balance and the possiblity of sharks in water and poor water quality means I want something more stable, but still fast - I will only be going for say 1 -2 hour paddles I can think of the Seda Glider, Mirage (Aussie kayaks) and a Rosco. Perhaps some of the Current Designs models. Anyone like to help out with some input??? Thanks in advance, Damon Virginia, USA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Howes, Damon - MAJ wrote: > On behalf of my brother, he's keen on a kayak for: > > My main use is simply some > exercise on the water and while I would prefer the surf ski (fast, easy > paddling) - the fact that it is so fine to balance and the possiblity of > sharks in water and poor water quality means I want something more stable, If you want a surf ski why not get one? They aren't all tippy. There are models that are the same width as the kayaks you mention. For example the Futura II is plenty stable. If you want more width the Heritage "open cockpit touring kayaks", range from about 14 feet long to 18 feet long. http://www.surfskis.com is Futura http://www.aloha.com/~twogood is Twogood surf skis. http://www.heritagekayaks.com is Heritage. Venture sport is another surf ski manufacturer. If anyone has information or stories about Venture Sport in Florida I'm extremely interested in hearing them. > I can think of the Seda Glider, Mirage (Aussie kayaks) and a Rosco. Perhaps > some of the Current Designs models. Now it's real vague. It's anyones guess as to what someone would like for a fast day tripper. That's almost like reciting kayak vendors, grab a copy of a buyers guide and look through the available long skinny models. Virtually everyone is going to have a different answer. Mariner, Current Designs, Necky, Quality Composites, Valley Canoe Products, Betsy Bay, Eddyline, Seda, West Side Boat Shop all have boats I would look at. Chesepeake Light Craft and Pygmy have nice kits. It's likely you could find a strip builder who prefers building boats to paddling them so you might find a Guillemot or Laughing Loon if you checked the guillemot bbs. Locally, I have a skin frame builder who sells greenland style or a quasi-baidarka design, for less money than a 'glass boat. I also haven't boat shopped for a couple of years so it's likely I'm missing some good boats. kirk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
As said earlier, you'll get lots of opinions on a wide assortment of kayaks. I've got a Necky Looksha Sport, it's 14' 4" and a lot of fun playing in all kinds of conditions. Find a shop or ten that you can try the different ones out in, that's really the only way to find the one that's right for you! ----- Original Message ----- From: Howes, Damon - MAJ <howesd_at_eustis.army.mil> To: <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 12:11 PM Subject: [Paddlewise] Kayak recommendations: For exercise, day trips, stable and fast ( ish) > On behalf of my brother, he's keen on a kayak for: > > My main use is simply some > exercise on the water and while I would prefer the surf ski (fast, easy > paddling) - the fact that it is so fine to balance and the possiblity of > sharks in water and poor water quality means I want something more stable, > but still fast - I will only be going for say 1 -2 hour paddles > > > I can think of the Seda Glider, Mirage (Aussie kayaks) and a Rosco. Perhaps > some of the Current Designs models. > > Anyone like to help out with some input??? > > Thanks in advance, > > Damon > Virginia, USA > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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