>Foster Rowe Kayaks are sighted in the Americas! >Walden Sports is the exclusive distributor of the Foster Rowe line of >fiberglass sea kayaks in North America. These amazing boats are expertly >designed by Nigel Foster, the well known international kayaker. They are >hand crafted in Holland and now available through Walden Sports here in >America! We are carrying four models which include the Shadow, the Legend, >the Silhouette and the Echo. What does anybody know about Foster Rowe Kayaks? The Sillhoette looks like it might go on my "short list" along with the Eddyline Falcon 16, the NDK Romany and the CD Slipstream. I think it's very interesting that Walden has chosen these kinds of boats for a composite line. Any idea on pricing? More details at http://www.waldenkayak.com/frmodels.html. Jason Taylor Rosendale, NY *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 10/11/1999 4:16:10 PM EDT, jason_at_rcschade.com writes: << What does anybody know about Foster Rowe Kayaks? >> I own a Rumour, which apparently Walden did not pick up for distribution. It's small and fast, but not for the faint of heart. I consider it my "advanced" boat; one I am still growing into. I've paddled the Silhouette, which is on my wish list, but it's a little too long for the creeks and marsh trails that I normally frequent. I'd have one in a skinny minute if I did more open water paddling though! I can say for sure that Nigel is meticulous about his designs, and his standards for the finished product are very high. The boats retailed for around $2500 a year ago, but I don't know what the current figures are. And no, I'm not getting any commission from the boat sales, though maybe I should check into that..... :) Sandy *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> What does anybody know about Foster Rowe Kayaks? The Sillhoette looks > like it might go on my "short list" along with the Eddyline Falcon 16, > the NDK Romany and the CD Slipstream. I paddle a Silhouette as my main boat these days and am more happy with it every day ( as I learn its tricks I reckon). It is very well built in a British heavy fashion, relatively fast, has moderate initial stability and handles very nicely in rough water. Mine has a skeg but it's rarely necessary to use it. It has sufficient storage for multi day trips. My only dissatisfaction with it is that it is not as maneuverable as I'd like even when tilted way over. But as I suggested, it's learning. ;-) The Legend has a higher foredeck and a little more volume. It is very nearly as fast and significantly more maneuverable. I believe I'd definitely want a skeg with this boat. Larry Koenig *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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