John writes: > > That's not too surprising considering it was designed about 25 years ago. > Somehow he managed to log a few miles in one. > Many Britts are famous for choosing challenging gear and feel it wouldn't be right to be comfortable. > > In other words, personal preference. I actually prefer small cockpits. I > haven't paddled either. Are they as tippy as a FR Rumour? I'm not sure if any commercially built boat is THAT tippy! ;-) You are correct, it's personal preference. I have long legs and a bombproof spray skirt so I see no earthly reason to have an ocean cockpit. > > > 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. I have a strong personal preference in what I like to paddle. I don't like stuff that doesn't work well for me. That's all. steve *************************************************************************** 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 - 16:53:10 PST
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