> (and some performance advantages to the stiffer kayak) there was one major > disadvantage. The glass version had a very wet ride. The same shaped skin > boat flexed and allowed the bow to rise with the waves so the water didn't > easily wash over the front deck. The glass baidarka project was scrubbed. Why is "wet" bad? Is it just a regional thing with yalls cold water up there? To me, wet is about the only way I can keep from overheating, and I often manipulate the boat to punch the bow into a wave so that I can get wet. Also, dry to me, means that the boat has way to much cross section exposed to the wind. Wind is bad, wet is good. Richard Walker Houston, TX http://www.neosoft.com/~rww/kayak_log.html *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jan 15 2000 - 12:47:49 PST
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