On Friday, May 25, 2001, at 9:29:08 AM PDT, Steve Holtzman wrote: SH> My wife has decided to move up from her SOT to a "real" kayak. We are SH> looking for a boat for her. She loves the way my CD Gulfstream looks SH> but it is too big for her (5'4" ~120 lbs). I suggested the CD SH> Slipstream, but after she read an email that she received in response SH> to her questions from CD, she has ruled that boat out (supposedly less SH> stable than the Gulfstream, doesn't track as well because of more SH> rocker, etc. Hello Steve, Has she tried a Caribou - with the retractable skeg? It's a very stable boat, and though mine is without skeg, I've been told that the skeg works very well for tightening up the tracking when that's desired. In addition to Mark's suggestions, another nice boat for not-so-large people is the Mariner Elan. Melissa For PGP Keys: mailto:pgp_key_at_yahoo.com?subject=%20PGP_Keys_2&Body=Please%20send%20keys *************************************************************************** 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 Fri May 25 2001 - 12:20:26 PDT
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