Re: [Paddlewise] Mariner Kayaks

>Mike wrote:
>>No discredit to the great folks at Mariner, but I'm a tad amazed that 
>>this seems to be a unique feature.  Many kayaks do this, including my
>>Solstice GTH,  the Swift North Sea (JW design),  Pintail and many
>more.

Is the GTH the older touring model? I had a Soltice GTS and thought 
the hulls were similar. The GTS is an awful carving boat. It is wonderful 
at tracking and barely weathrcocks, but you have to be on your side 
for it to actually start to turn when leaning. On the otherhand, 
I have a Neckly Arluk III and a FC Khatsalano which both carve beautifully,
but have some weathercocking issues when unloaded. One boat that 
suprised me was the Current Designs Extreme. It is extremely (*grin*) 
long, but manages to track and to lean turns quite nicely. I only 
paddled one unloaded for a little bit and in calm conditions so have 
no idea how it really performs in the field, but I was impressed.


-Patrick






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