The boat that was stolen was a Winowa(phonetic) Kruger Advantage solo canoe. It was my first boat. Although I did not use it much, it was very useful to get out on the river behind my house where I paddle. The problem is that there is about 300 feet of diverse upland and wetland Florida hammock between my house and where I keep the boats on the river and a thief could do his work while feeling quite secluded. Thankfully, The thief left behind my Necky Arluk 3 and a Necky Looksha 2. I mostly paddle the Looksa 2. Now I'm afraid to keep it on the river front. Additionally I want it closer to my house in order to be able to load it quickly and visit different locations. I used the Looksha for morning paddles and longer river trips. I like to paddle in the morning before work for a hour or so. I need a boat at the river and one or two to load on the vehicle for a trip to a nearby lagoon, ocean, or sea. The Looksha is 20' by 20' and is billed by Necky as a "rocket". The river, however, has many twists, turns and shallows and it is unlikely that I reach hull speed often( on the wekiva river). The Looksha turns very well as it has chines and lots of rocker. No need for a rudder there. I was looking at a Greenland style boat from Current Designs? I would like to keep the same speed capability and maneuverability of the Looksha yet with a shorter boat. ( not to many 20 ft boats out there) I'll miss my Kruger Advantage and may keep my eyes open for another performance canoe but for now I'm looking for a Kayak with the above described performance characteristics. Given the twist and turns on the river, shallow water, and consequent inability to take advantage of the hull speed of the Looksha, I wonder if the length of the boat would make it less efficient than a shorter - wider boat under the circumstances? Thanks in advance for the suggestions. Phares Heindl Phares M. Heindl P. A. Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer Phone 407-865-5700 Fax 407-865-5758 Web: www.heindllaw.com e-mail: injurylaw_at_afo.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Phares Heindl wrote: > The boat that was stolen was a Winowa(phonetic) Kruger Advantage solo canoe. WeNoNah is the brand name. Nice boats. > The problem is that there is about 300 feet of diverse upland and wetland > Florida hammock between my house and where I keep the boats on the river and > a thief could do his work while feeling quite secluded. > > Thankfully, The thief left behind my Necky Arluk 3 and a Necky Looksha 2. > > I mostly paddle the Looksa 2. Now I'm afraid to keep it on the river front. > Additionally I want it closer to my house in order to be able to load it > quickly and visit different locations. > > I used the Looksha for morning paddles and longer river trips. I like to > paddle in the morning before work for a hour or so. I need a boat at the > river and one or two to load on the vehicle for a trip to a nearby lagoon, > ocean, or sea. > > The Looksha is 20' by 20' and is billed by Necky as a "rocket". I think it's the current fastest commercially built "recreational" sea kayak, the Seda Glider being second fastest, in the USA. I have no idea what's quick elsewhere. > The river, however, has many twists, turns and shallows and it is unlikely > that I reach hull speed often( on the wekiva river). > > The Looksha turns very well as it has chines and lots of rocker. No need > for a rudder there. > > I was looking at a Greenland style boat from Current Designs? I would like > to keep the same speed capability and maneuverability of the Looksha yet > with a shorter boat. ( not to many 20 ft boats out there) Without doing timings between boats I can't see getting a firm answer to this. How fast you can go in the river is extremely dependant on your boat handling skills. What for one person would be completely unmanageable may be easy for someone else. With the Looksha 2 being about the fastest recreational sea kayak, if you can handle maneuvering it it's probably the fastest you'll find. The Current Designs boat you are thinking of is probably the Caribou, a nice boat (although I've only paddled the original Barry Buchanan version). If you are after a fast greenland style I would look at either the Caribou or one of the Betsy Bay boats. > Given the twist and turns on the river, shallow water, and consequent > inability to take advantage of the hull speed of the Looksha, I wonder if > the length of the boat would make it less efficient than a shorter - wider > boat under the circumstances? That all depends on if you can maneuver the river without backpaddling. If you can currently do the river with just leans, sweeps and forward strokes your current boat may be the fastest. Heaven forbid I discourage adding boats to a personal fleet. kirk (10 canoes or kayaks and contemplating more) *************************************************************************** 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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