RE: [Paddlewise] Boat comparing: VCP Skerray vs. NDK Romany Explorer

From: Chuck Holst <cholst_at_bitstream.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 20:58:03 -0500
If you want a more maneuverable Romany, try the Romany 16!

-----Original Message-----
From:	Joshua Teitelbaum [SMTP:teitelba_at_post.tau.ac.il]
Sent:	Sunday, July 02, 2000 4:02 AM
To:	paddlewise
Subject:	[Paddlewise] Boat comparing: VCP Skerray vs. NDK Romany Explorer

I thought I would post some thoughts on comparing these boats.  Please
evaluate these thoughts with the knowledge that I am perhaps an
intermediate paddler, without much experience in different boats.  This may
be of use to paddlers in a similar situation.

In the beginning, I liked the Skerray, because it seemed to turn much
easier than the Explorer.  In choppy seas, it tracked poorly without the
skeg, but pretty good with it.  The boat was slow, I thought, and the
bracing position -- mostly with the knees -- seemed uncomfortable.  Some of
this could be corrected, I suppose, by the use of foam, etc., to make the
boat fit better.

<snip>

Josh
(dreaming of trying out kayaks in the States...)

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