RE: [Paddlewise] Heritage Shearwater 2

Again, like the Feathercrafts, it's a dual edged sword...difficult to roll,
difficult to tip.

cya

-----Original Message-----
From: John Fereira [mailto:jaf30_at_cornell.edu]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 8:11 AM
To: Bob Denton; 'Henry Donnelly'; "Paddlewise (E-mail)"_at_
Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Heritage Shearwater 2


At 12:18 PM 7/12/00 -0400, Bob Denton wrote:
>I haven't paddled one but there is a dealer nearby and I've seen a lot of
>them. They are well made and have  sort of built in sponsons, similar to a
>Feathercraft, but in glass. This results in a boat with average beam at the
>waterline but the extra width just above. 

I can't remember where I read it, but I recall a review that said they
found that these built in sponsons made it *very* difficult to roll, and in
fact, a couple of different experienced reviewers were unable to do so.  

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