For our paddling trips, whether one day or many, Joyce and I have a Sisson Kayaks Southern Light double. This would be best described as an expedition double, with bow and stern compartments and a centre +ACI-hold+ACI- which takes items like a twin burner stove, 2kg gas bottle, 4 person tent and all the other items of comfort that have to get left at home when we go tramping. Because of the size and weight, we tow the Southern Light on a trailer rather than car top it. I also have an old, ex rental, plastic single, which I paddle around Hamilton Lake for exercise once or twice a week (while Joyce is at work). This is transported on the Subaru roof rack. What we are contemplating is: 1. Keeping the Southern Light for multi-day and winter trips, and buying an Ocean Kayak Cabo for day trips in warmer weather, assuming that it will go on the roof rack OK. Our day trips are normally in harbours/tidal estuaries, lakes, and coastline (close to shore). 2. Replacing the battered plastic single with an Ocean Kayak Sprinter. The Sprinter is 8kg lighter than my present single, so getting it on and off the roof rack will be easier (as I get even older). Any comments on either of these two Ocean Kayak models would be appreciated. We have paddled a Malibu Two on a couple of occasions, one was for about two hours, so we have a bit of Ocean Kayak experience. The Ocean Kayak range are made under license in NZ (not just copied), and price is an attraction. The Cabo is NZ+ACQ-1100, and the Sprinter NZ+ACQ-1200. For comparison, a kevlar single costs from NZ+ACQ-3500 - +ACQ-4000, glass/kevlar doubles NZ+ACQ-4000 - +ACQ-5500, K2 Expedition Double NZ+ACQ-7200 and Khatsalano NZ+ACQ-5800. (One NZ dollar is worth about fifty US cents.) Allan Singleton Hamilton NZ *************************************************************************** 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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