I'd like to know if anyone has had much experience with the Legend. I've tried it a few times. It is a bit twitchy without a full load I imagine -- as are often true-blooded sea kayaks. I'll be paddling it long-range/full load, with lots of play time along the way. I was hoping to avoid rudder and skeg use. Nigel makes it look so easy. He does paddles circles around the better VCP guys off the Scottish headlands though, while they struggle to maintain course. I was also wondering about the chines as far as wear and tear, and impact resistance. Do these hard points detract from a hulls ability to take an impact in any way? I'd be in rock gardens with a loaded boat. Also, the area between each chin is usually kind of flat. Do these areas "oil can"? If they do, how extra heavy a lay-up should a paddler go for? Is Kevlar warranted with a chin hull? Any suggestions, help, or info would be appreciated. I was struggling in the storm the other night in my Nordkapp, and wonder also if the chine hull configuration isn't something to finally consider. I did like the secure feel of the Legend, and the way it carved a turn. With the logs, I couldn't use my Nordkapp rudder for the last storm paddle, and it was a constant fight to maintain directional control. Doug Lloyd - (Season's Best, and I'll try to be a little less intense in the New Year) Victoria BC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever can be said at all can be said clearly and whatever cannot be said clearly should not be said at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Doug, I did a short demo paddle in the Legend. The hull design is nice. It tracks well but is still reasonably maneuverable. I thought it was perfectly stable. The lay-up by Seaward looked really nice. They use core matting to stiffen up areas were oil canning can occur, including in the hull area of the cockpit. What stood out most to me about the legend was that it had a lot of volume, an expedition amount, and the knee bracing wasn't very solid. Overall, it seemed like a great sea kayak. Sorry, I didn't get a chance to take it out in rough seas and gale force winds. Duane Southern California *************************************************************************** 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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