[Paddlewise] Nordkapp flame (was something else)

On Wed, 09 Aug 2000 15:57:52, Wes Boyd  wrote:

But first, Ralph wrote:

>>Years ago there was a great push
>>to sell Nordkapps to newcomers with that axiom of getting a boat you
>>will grow into was being heralded.  Many a Nordkapp owner didn't grow
>>into his/her boat and the classifieds were full of the aftermath of
>>this, i.e. Nordkapps being dumped by discouraged paddlers.  Some
>>perservered and were happier for this.  But it took time. I know one

And then Wes remarked:

>
>Yeah, but . . . there's a heckuva difference between a sweet handling,
>reasonable boat like the Diamante, and an obsolescent fiberglass snake like
>a Nordkapp. I suspect a lot of people paddle Nordkapps due to the charisma
>factor . . . "He's gotta be one heck of a kayaker -- he paddles a Nordkapp."
>
>Ducking and covering,
>-- Wes
>

I'll have to agree with Wes here.  I know that Stephen B. seems to like his 
Nordkapp, and many others do as well, but I've paddled them on a number of 
occasions, and was not particularly favorably impressed.  Stability wasn't a 
problem, but the silly things just don't like to turn.  So much really is a 
matter of very personal preference (in other words, there's no accounting for 
taste).

Ducking, covering, and thinking about putting on my [not stinky] flameproof 
wetsuit,

Melissa

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