Gordon Snapp wrote: >(And by the way, I'm not saying that Chesapeakes are better. I actually think that Pygmies might be more "serious" kayaks. "John Fereira" <jaf30_at_cornell.edu> wrote: >I would suggest that it is the other way around. The Northbay (20" wide x 18'6" long) is a very serious kayak as is the Patuxent. I have found that the Pygmy boats on the other hand are generally more stable and higher volume, both qualities that one would associate with a model that is a bit "friendlier" to the less experienced paddler. The popular Chesapeake line is a huge, stable, high-volume kayak. The Arctic Terns are much smaller...but it's difficult to generalize the entire lines of both builders. Sorta depends on your definition of "serious", but for some folks, it's a narrow, low-to-mid-volume kayak, with decent maneuverability, good rough water handling, and a low aft deck or coaming (for rolling ease). In my opinion of "serious", some other S&G kayaks to check out: Squeedunk Cormorant 16, 17, and 18 (love mine!): http://www.squeedunk.com Mine (custom lowered deck, stock hull design): http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/cormorant Guillemot S&G Guillemot: http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/Building/Stitch%26Glue/StitchAndGlue.html I have the strip Guillemot, built as an 18' kayak, and it's a wonderful rough water playboat. Shearwater Merganser (honestly don't have experience with these, but they're reputed to be good performers:) http://www.shearwater-boats.com >When I was looking for a Greenland style boat to build I compared the Northbay with the Arctic Tern. Even more Greenland-ish is Bobby Curtis' Sea Spirit...which he designed after building and paddling a couple of modified North Bays. http://www.seaspiritkayaks.com/ My buddy Bill Price built a beautiful one with a stripped deck: http://users.moscow.com/bprice/ss/ > A 23" wide beam, as in the Tern would be considered massive by traditional Greenland standards. All our hardshell kayaks are considered massive by traditional Greenland standards! In strippers, the Outer Island, Guillemot, and Redfish King are all real "performers". Shawn __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Mar 17 2003 - 11:10:09 PST
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