The Anas was the predecessor of the Pintail (my favorite boat until I started playing with Chesapeake Light Craft stitch'n'glue kits), with the Pintail (a duck with a long tail) derived from Anas Acuta, Latin for Pointy-Butt Duck, essentially. They're similar in design, except that the Pintail has rounded chines and doesn't track as well, but is great in its maneuverability. Volume is similar --- slightly greater in the Pintail. Great Rivers (the importer) has always characterized the Pintail as ideal for a 145 pound paddler --- me. With a 40 pound displacement helium balloon tied to my neck. So it's not exact science. Anyone much larger than me --- 6'1", 185, size 10 shoe --- has a problem fitting into the Pintail. The Anas will be tighter. That said, I've been in the boat for as long as eight and a half hours, and was not uncomfortable during the entire period. It's what you get used to. But, for a larger person in an Anas ---? I'd want to have a long try-out paddle in it before buying it. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** 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 Tue May 28 2002 - 06:15:35 PDT
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