> Petersburg Alaska, where I now live, is at the north end of the Wrangel > Narrows and when the tide is ebbing and the north wind blows the surfing > waves > roll! I am thinking of buying either a short sea kayak (i.e. a Looksha > Sport) > or a river kayak to go play in the surf. Any recommendations? Bob, While a short sea kayak will do the trick in the surf (my favorite is the Coaster) I think that you will find much more satisfaction in a whitewater boat for more serious surf play. Not to mention the fact that you can usually pick up a WW boat, used or even new, for a fraction of the price of your typical sea kayak. In the surf a sea kayak is to a WW boat roughly what a WW boat is to a high performance surf boat or waveski. I think even an old Dancer would be more fun then a sea kayak in the surf. There is really only so much you can do with a sea kayak in the surf. After that it just gets boring. Just my opinion, for what it's worth, Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jan 29 2003 - 17:34:05 PST
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