February 28, 2003 Crystal River, FL My wife and I are planning to build a couple of stitch & glue kayks. We're leaning towards the Pygmy "Arctic Tern" (me) and "Osprey Std" (her). Are there any Pygmy owners on this list, planning to attend the East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival (Charleston, SC, Apr 11-13), who would be willing to let us test paddle their boats...under adult supervision, of course. Chuck Flanagan ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Please send replies to: Cpf3_at_Escapees.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/ ***************************************************************************
Chuck Flanagan wrote: >>>>>>My wife and I are planning to build a couple of stitch & glue >>>>>>kayks. We're leaning towards the Pygmy "Arctic Tern" (me) and "Osprey Std" (her). Are there any Pygmy owners on this list, planning to attend the East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival (Charleston, SC, Apr 11-13), who would be willing to let us test paddle their boats...under adult supervision, of course.<<<<<<<<< The Arctic Tern is my favorite Pygmy kayak. I would suggest that the Arctic Tern 14 would be a better choice for a paddler under 150 pounds than the Osprey (or Goldeneye--same hull as Osprey) which are both exceedingly stiff tracking kayaks (read that "hard to turn"). Stiffer tracking can be a benefit with a heavy gear load but given most peoples use (90% of the time unladen) they will just be a lot harder to turn, especially into a strong wind and this will be even more difficult for a lighter and/or less strong paddler. Matt Broze http://www.marinerkayaks.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/ ***************************************************************************
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