Has anyone paddled the Cobra Kayaks Eliminator or Expedition??? Or any other plastic boat that is more like a surf ski than a sit on top? Just curious...............Shawn *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 09:25 AM 5/29/01 -0700, User Anomad wrote: >Has anyone paddled the Cobra Kayaks Eliminator or Expedition??? Or any >other plastic boat that is more like a surf ski than a sit on top? The only one that I have paddled that fits this description is the Ocean Kayak Sprinter. It's not as long and narrow as a traditional surf ski (17' x 21") but it was quite a bit different than the Scupper pro and similar ilk. It was fairly fast, though not nearly as fast as my closed cockpit CLC Northbay. It was certainly tippier than most SOT boats, and with it's round hull, tippier than a lot of touring boats with similar specifications. 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. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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). Allan Singleton Hamilton NZ Where even the Sprinter comes with a rudder. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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