>>To this point I have spent most of my time in my Solstice GTS . ....but >>I am responsive boat. All nice boats. As a long-time GTS paddler I can tell you that if you haven't paddled any of your considerations before, they have quite a different "feel" from the GTS. One thing to keep in mind is that they also all carry quite a bit less gear than the GST as well. Though the GTS is actually not that great gear-wise as it has that long narrow bow that is good for fuel bottles, tent stakes and sometimes a Thermarest. For day trips I have paddled both a Romany and a Nordkapp and they are fun boats (though as many here will point out, there are about a billion variations on the Nordkapp hull). I think a great combination if you can afford it is a larger capacity boat (Aquila, CD Extreme, Necky Arluk III) for those longer trips, and a fun little day boat (Romany, Greenlander, Gulfstream). Oh, and don't forget a boat for surfing, a plastic one for trashing, one to loan to a friend and maybe a few others "just in case". -Patrick *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jan 14 2002 - 01:10:57 PST
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