Dan Hagen wrote: [snip] > So what do I recommend for lake travel (with some river use)? I do not > paddle much flatwater, but based on my experience I would recommend a > number of Swift canoes designed by John Winters. (Ever heard of him? :-) [snip] Thanks for the very thoughtful response, Dan, and thanks to others, as well. I've had a lot of good suggestions (here and back-channel). The Swift canoes look great, and I think it's awesome that we have the designer right here on Paddlewise. (This list continues to amaze me. . . ). I really liked the look of the Yukon, as well as the Osprey. Unfortunately, I'm a long way from Ontario -- but with the current exchange rates it's worth a little effort <g>. (John Winters, if you're reading: are there US locations where I could look at or paddle the boats?) I also intend to give the Bells a close look. I'm in no great hurry on the tandem, as I can use the MR Eclipse for now. But I would like to pick up a solo in the next month or so. Anyway, thanks again to all. Mark Lane *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 11 2000 - 16:00:25 PDT
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