In a message dated 2/5/01 4:04:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, kevin_at_yourplanetearth.org writes: << Perhaps Duane would care to elucidate... tell us about the boat! >> Paddlewisers, When I get my photos back in a couple of days, I'll post them on my website and announce it on Paddlewise. These photos will show the details of the kayak. I still haven't padded the kayak enough to really evaluate it. The one time I took it out, the waves were larger than I like, especially in a strange kayak, so I stayed toward the inside and rode the smaller waves. Keep in mind that at 14 feet, this kayak is like a long board in the board surfing world. It is fast to paddle and fast planing on a wave, which gives it the ability to punch waves and catch them easily. It is by no means a wave carver, shredder or ripper. Like a long board, it is for cruising slow breaks. It turns slowly, and it has to be kept a little ways from the lip, where the wave is steepest, or it will broach. The hard chines, or rails, really keep it on track, both when paddling on on a wave. It is not a kayak surfer's kayak but rather a kayak for sea kayakers who like to surf, which is me. I'll provide more of a review after I've paddled the kayak for a while and learn how to squeeze all of the performance out of it. Duane So Cal *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 05 2001 - 18:26:52 PST
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