>Another option is one of the new playboats. They aren't as good for running >whitewater but are great for playing games on waves or destination play >spots. The problem with the newer play boats like the EZ, AMP, XXX, and other shorter boats around 6.5 to 7 feet on the Ocean is they have NO hull speed and are slow. They work fine at the local play spot where your catching the wave from an eddy but doing it on the move requires hull speed. That's why surfers need jet skies to get on the really big stuff. They need to match the speed of the wave. You'll notice when looking at the top, top shelf surf boat like the Mako's http://www.customkayak.com/html/mako_surf_kayaks.html They're all longer then 8 feet. So Depending on the size of the waves your going to be surfing the play boats can work great for spins with there flat bottoms and hard edges but may require harder paddling to get on the waves. My choice would be something with a flat bottom but on the longish side like many of the older play boats. The reason these same play boats aren't that great at river running is again, they are slow and on the river that can get you in to more trouble then just missing the surf wave on the fly. You need that speed to get you through rapids and holes safely. JFF *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Feb 27 2001 - 14:28:37 PST
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