I bought a guest-boat a couple of months ago: A Rainbow Oasis, made in Italy. (Or was it Oasis Rainbow? I don't know.) It's 4.25 meters long (about 14 feet I think), quite wide, and plastic. I paddled it myself a couple of times, so I would know exactly what any guest was paddling. I liked the boat so much better then my own trusted Prijon Seayak, that I modified the Oasis to be more-or-less seaworthy and paddle almost nothing else these days. When I take a guest, I persuade them to paddle the Prijon, so I can use the Oasis. Good points: Excellent surfer, good tracker in wind and waves, stable, good seat, large cockpit. Bad points: Needs lots of modifications: Thighstraps, keelson, extra floatation, extra decklines. The plastic is so soft that I have to put pieces of foam inside before tying it to the roof of my car. Niels. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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