Re: [Paddlewise] Whitewater vs Touring Squirts?

Did you mean "skirt" as in sprayskirt?  In that case, go for an all-neoprene
skirt if you expect to do any rolling or paddling in rough weather.  I've
heard neoprene/nylon skirts called "sprayskirt with a colorful leak point".
They are fine as long as you don't expect to have a lot of water washing
across the deck, and provide good ventilation in hot weather.

The one difficulty with a whitewater specific skirt is that it might be a
little tight on a large sea kayak cockpit.  There are some huge whitewater
cockpits too, but not all are as large as general sea kayak cockpit.  You
will probably want to test the skirt on your cockpit before buying.

Kevin Whilden


----- Original Message -----
From: "Scot Hume" <scot_hume_at_yahoo.com>
To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 11:12 AM
Subject: [Paddlewise] Whitewater vs Touring Squirts?


> I could use a little help with a purchase.  I need to
> buy another paddling squirt so we can get both boats
> out at the same time.  I'm trying to figure out the
> advantage of a touring squirt vs a ww squirt for my
> touring boat?

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