Re: [Paddlewise] New Member

At 01:44 PM 9/18/02 -0400, Roger Lumb wrote:
>Hi-
>I just joined this group and after reading some of the discussions I'm not 
>sure this is the right forum for my questions, but here goes anyway:


Welcome to the group.  You're questions are quite appropriate.

>I have done quite a bit of time in a canoe and have been in recreational 
>kayaks but I want to get into sea kayaking along the Atlantic 
>coast...southeastern barrier islands and eventually Maine.  I am 5' 7" 135 
>lb and have looked at alot of sea kayaks.  Each dealer seems to think that 
>whatever they have on the shelf is perfect for me but I'm not so sure!  I 
>have seen a Seayak by Prijon and like its lines alot and am wondering if 
>this would be a good way to go.

This is just my opinion, but based on the type of paddling you want to do, 
and that you're looking for a first sea kayak,  the Prijon Seayak may very 
well be the perfect choice.

The Seayak has a good balance of stability and performance.  It's initial 
stability is high enough that I've seen dozens of people get into one that 
have never been in a kayak before (a friend of mine uses them in his rental 
fleet) and are quite comfortable in them.  However, it's not so high as to 
restrict your ability to learn how to edge it, brace, or perform any skill 
one can do in a top-of-the-line.  The secondary stability is quite good and 
provides a lot of confidence to those first learning how to brace. At 16'6" 
it is quite manoeverable.

The Seayak has all the features of a top-of-the-line sea kayak such as 
double bulkheads/hatches, a nice deck line system, a good foot brace 
system, and generally good outfitting overall.

The only real drawback with the Seayak is that it's heavy compared to other 
models in it's class.


There are quite a few models in the same price/performance category but the 
Seayak has a couple of things going for it.

1.  The plastic used by Prijon is top notch.  This is a boat that will last 
you for years.  In 2-3 years you may want to upgrade and the Seayak will 
hold its value well if you want to trade-up or would make a good second 
boat for a friend.

2.  You already like how it looks.


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