Jim, While I don't have personal experience with the Atlantis, I do have experience with Dagger boats. Dagger puts out a very good product. The plastic that they use is high quality. I think that this is one point many people miss when they are shopping for a boat. <<There are different types (Quality) of Polyethylene.>> Many people advise first time buyers to, "Paddle as many different boats as you can." I disagree with this advice. It has been my experience that many beginning paddlers are unable to differentiate between subleties in design, if they shop for six months their skills should be improving with each test paddle and who can remember how boat number sixty compared to number twelve when you are paddling number seventy-two? Paddle ten or twelve, buy the activity not the boat. If you enjoy paddling, it won't be your last purchase. Two things Jim, NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR VESSEL, "SHE" MAY REMEMBER IT. AND THE BEST KAYAK IS THE ONE THAT GETS USED, FREQUENTLY! Bruce McC WEO www.wholeearthoutfitters.com *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jan 21 2000 - 04:45:58 PST
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