[Paddlewise] River Runners, was: accident scenerio

Mark writes:
 > 
 > again, it is mainly a matter of semantics, but in colorado, where there is
 > an extreme variety of water available to paddle, we recognize 3-4 types of
 > kayak, recreational [kiwi's etc], whitewater [sub 12 footers], touring
 > [12-16 ft], andd sea kayaks [16 foot+] ... the prijon yukon expedition is
 > an extremely popular boat in colorado.

I'll use that distinction in the discussion below 8)

 > http://www.wildnet.com/yukon.htm
 > 
 > from the last membership roster from RMSKC, it was _the_ most common
 > boat!! and when i paddle lakes with the club, they leave me behind much of
 > the time [so now i have a glass yak to use ;-] 

Here's the deal: I have my ww ocean/surf boat (Necky Rip) and I'll
soon have my fibreglass sea kayak (Mariner II - woo hoo!!).  What I'm
looking for next is a good river runner (up to III- on the I-VI scale)
that I can self support in.

Looking at Prijon I also see:

Calabria (14' 5") http://www.wildnet.com/calabria.htm
Beluga   (13' 9") http://www.wildnet.com/beluga.htm
- the beluga intruiges me.  The hull design is modeled after some of
thier racing craft.  Would this preclude it from being a river runner
though? 

It would most likely be made of polyethylene as rocks and fibreglass
don't mix well 8)

Any ideas?  Yes, I've thought about the Mariner Coaster which has the
*perfect* design for this sort of thing.  They don't make the Coaster
in plastic though 8( #hint, hint#


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