<<Tippy makes me think of what one of the kayak people in class said. He thought it would be better to get a boat that scared (my word) you a little because it wouldn't be any time at all before you become better at paddling and would want an upgrade. I'd never heard that said before.>> I'll agree with this to a point. I was totally spoiled by learning to paddle in a boat I could just be a passanger in, most of the time. I kind of learned to roll in her. I'm still working on that issue <G>. I've been happy and having fun in 30+ kt winds. I dealy love that boat and she taught me a lot but not balance. When I got my new boat, which is a wide boat that is reputed to be very stable, I found it tippy and I'm still working on the balance issues in her. If I'm going into rough waters, I take the Breeze. The limitation I'll place on getting a tippy boat to start is that if it is too hard and too much like work to paddle the boat, you won't be having fun and won't paddle as much. Get a fun boat to start. If the boat is a bit tippy and that isn't a problem for you, great. You'll most likely want another boat soon and you'll have a better idea of what kind of paddling you want to do so will be able to choose one closer to your needs. You'll have the skills to upgrade, as well. Joan Spinner *************************************************************************** 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 May 05 2000 - 09:32:26 PDT
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