From: "Steve Holtzman" <sh_at_actglobal.net> > My wife has decided to move up from her SOT to a "real" kayak. We are > looking for a boat for her. She loves the way my CD Gulfstream looks but it > is too big for her (5'4" ~120 lbs). I know women her size that are comfortable in the Gulfstream. It is an issue of outfitting (padding the sides of the seat come to mind immediately with this kayak)? > I suggested the CD Slipstream, but after > she read an email that she received in response to her questions from CD, > she has ruled that boat out (supposedly less stable than the Gulfstream, > doesn't track as well because of more rocker, etc. Don't know about the tracking, but it definitely has little stability. > > We have rented a Perception Shadow in fiberglass for her to try this > weekend, but she doesn't like the rudder on it. Has anybody paddled this > boat without a rudder and if so what do you think? Amie bought one and she likes it a lot (she's 5'4'' and 126lb). I took it out in a really heavy tailwind and it was all over the place. Wind at other points seemed ok, but not spectacular. Amie had it out in a good beam wind and used the rudder most, but not all of the time. In easier winds, she keeps the rudder up. There was a rumour last year at the Great Lakes SK symposium, from the Perception rep, that this kayak was about to be released in a skeg version. I haven't seen or heard anything about this since. If she has a problem with the rudder, this might not be the best kayak for her. A tiny friend of ours recently traded in her Caribou for a P&H Avocet (fg) and loves it. Skeg based and seems nice, though I haven't paddled it so no comment from me. Try before you buy! Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Sun May 27 2001 - 18:25:43 PDT
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