RE: [Paddlewise] Cobra Kayaks Eliminator/Expedition

From: John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 07:48:07 -0400
At 08:54 AM 5/30/01 +1200, Allan and Joyce Singleton wrote:
>John Fereira wrote
>
> >  The only one that I have paddled that fits this description is the Ocean
> >  Kayak Sprinter.
> >  If someone were looking for an inexpensive boat for
> >  workouts that didn't have to be babied on shore landings it
> >  might be a good
> >  choice.
> >
>I bought one for that reason - when Joyce goes to work, I can go for a
>paddle if the weather is suitable. Twice around Hamilton lake, total
>distance 7.0km, average speed 4 knots, gets me nicely warm but not
>exhausted.
>
>In the middle of a city of over 100,000 people, I usually have the lake all
>to myself.
>
>Knee straps make balancing the Sprinter much easier, and if you don't want
>water coming up the drain holes and wetting your backside, champagne corks
>make ideal bungs (and are a pleasure to acquire).

When I rented a Sprinter in Hawaii I asked if I could get knee straps for 
it. After searching around for awhile they could only find one of them.  I 
was really hoping to try rolling it but with only one knee brace I would 
have just fallen out of the boat when I capsized.  I was able to brace and 
skull on one side though and it actually worked pretty well.

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