[Paddlewise] BUY THE VALLEY :-)

At 10:51 AM 6/6/2003 -0400, Murphykat12_at_aol.com wrote:

> I've been kayaking for about three years on and off and am interested 
> in purchasing my first boat.  I've had my eyes on Dennis Nigels Romany 
> but after trying it, I found that I like the Valley Pintail and 
> Avocent much better.  Luckily, I have the US dealer close by.  My 
> question is, am I setting my heights too high being a begining 
> kayaker?  Should I go for a  different boat?  I plan to use it on Lake 
> Michigan, local inland lakes, and other great lakes.  Any advise, 
> suggestions, or where I could find a used on would be greatly 
> appreciated.  Thanks! 



Man, If your going to spend that much money on a boat,  if your wallet 
is as empty as mine, you'd better go for a boat that you're going to be 
able to paddle for a long, long time - not one that you will grow out of 
next year.  So even if you had to "grow" into your boat a little, by all 
means, I say get one of the Valley's.  Of course the Romany is a great 
boat too, get what you'll like for years to come.

By the way, if you haven't already, A great way to fast forward your 
paddleing skills is to take a good ACA or BCU (I hear the BCU is the 
better of the two when it comes to kayaking) paddling course.   THey're 
a little more expensive, but I learned more in the two days it took me 
to take the ACA level 1 and Level 2 paddle courses then I did in the two 
years I had paddle previous to that combined.

Thx, Rich

P.S. - If all this is just a repeat of what others have said - sorry.  I 
haven't been able to keep up with all these discussions.


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