Re: [Paddlewise] [Fwd: White Water Recomendations]

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From: Wayne Smith <wsmith_at_cts.com>
To: <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 3:45 PM
Subject: [Paddlewise] [Fwd: White Water Recomendations]


> I would like to expand my fleet to include an all purpose White Water /
Surf
> boat.
>
> Any reccomendations??

Dagger's RPM or REDLINE will make it grate, Necky's JIVE or Prijon's FLY
too. Look for the one you feel more comfortable, spetially at your legs and
feet. Any of these boats will lead you deep into the whitewater world,
starting from zero to master basic and advanced rodeo mooves, and run up to
class V rivers, even do some creeking. I had myself an RPM and loved it.
I´ve run class III and IV rivers with no problem and have friends who used
it to run the FUTALEUFU in Chile and the ZAMBEZI in Africa. ( I love myself
too much to fight these monsters ... ).

Dagger´s CENTRIFUGE would be my choice, but it is more technical and I'm not
sure you'll fit it. All of them are excellent for surfing at sea and will
let you perform any pirouette you can imagine.

As it will be a start boat find a 2nd hand one.  Whitewater kayaking is the
most pushing branch of the sport, so new and more radical designs appear
about every 6 month, letting you reach further limits. I won't sugest you
any boat shorter or with less volume than these, as it will be harder to
control, turning more difficult the learning process. Once you master it you
can find one more technical. If have the chance, learn with the pro's, it
worth the money, and you'll learn something more important than the technic
itself, SAFETY.

You can check them out and find other options at
http://www.freestylekayaker.com/ , grate site by the way.



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