At 01:52 PM 1/16/02 -0800, Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe wrote: >John asks: > >> How many of his other designs have you paddled. Have you paddle an Ice >> Floe, Reiver, Naiad, or Baidarka explorer? >> >> > >Ice Floe- Had a customer give me one, as he was tired of it. I sold it for >$100. I paddled it once. Very straight tracking and hard to turn and yet >weathercocks. No skeg. That's not too surprising considering it was designed about 25 years ago. Somehow he managed to log a few miles in one. >Reiver/ Naiad- Paddled at a symposium years ago. Tippy and tiny cockpits >aren't my bag. In other words, personal preference. I actually prefer small cockpits. I haven't paddled either. Are they as tippy as a FR Rumour? > >Biaidarka Explorer- Paddled a friend's twice. Hull performance was ok, >good thing it had a skeg as it w/c. Comfortable like sitting in a crate of >avocados. Could see an antique MG aficionado loving it. It sounds like you have a strong personal bias against either Derek or his designs and don't mind expressing your opinions. Too bad he doesn't subscribe to Paddlewise so that he could defend himself. *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jan 16 2002 - 15:49:38 PST
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