RE:[Paddlewise] how do you do that, rudderless?

At 01:37 AM 9/27/01 -0700, Matt Broze wrote:


>John Fereira wrote:
>  >>>>>>>>>.A few weeks ago I took out a boat that makes the Carolina feel
>like a Looksha II.
>  The Prijon Capria is 2 1/2 feet shorter and 3 1/2" wider, and not only
>could it be edged fairly easily, it wasn't difficult to roll either.
>
>The Prijon Capri (12' by 27") is 2.5 feet shorter (and that in itself would
>make it lean easier) but my measurements say it is also 2.5" narrower than
>the Carolina (and that would make it lean a whole lot easier to lean than
>the Carolina) not 3.5" wider. Are we talking about the same kayaks here? The
>Capri also looks to be much finer ended than the Carolina (and that would
>also make it tippier, other things being equal). John, are you sure that you
>are not talking about the Perception Corona or some other Perception model
>here. I realize that several sources list the Carolina at 25.25" wide and
>the 2001 Canoe Buyer's Guide even says it is only 24.5" wide but my calipers
>and tape measure said 29.5" on the one (Carolina Expedition) that I measured
>in Sept. 1998. I could be in error, perhaps kcd could measure her Carolina's
>width and report back to us on it.

I'm sure we're talking about different boats.  According to the Perception 
web site the Carolina is 25.25" wide, 14'7" wide and while I know that web 
sites are not always accurate, having paddled a Carolina and comparing it 
to several other Perception boats at a demo day (including the Corona) I 
think that the number is fairly accurate.  The Perception site lists the 
Swifty at 29.5", so perhaps that is the boat that you're thinking of.  The 
Swifty is definitely a recreational class kayak and would be the choice for 
laying back and spending a relaxing day fishing.  The Carolina is a boat 
that I put in a class I call "short touring" (my own personal 
definition).  They're generally 12'-15' long,  24-26" wide,  and have some 
of the features of a "real" touring boat (i.e. bulkheads/hatches, rudder).



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