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

Second the motion.

Joan

On Tue, 11 Jul 2000 20:58:03 -0500 Chuck Holst <cholst_at_bitstream.net>
writes:
> 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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