Happy with my Skerray (had it for 6 years) from Valley Canoe Products in the UK and has a Skeg and no rudder.I have noted it (and other VCP boats) are imported into the USA and advertised in Sea Kayaker. In Australia UK designed boats have traditionally been favoured with smaller cockpits and narrower waists.In the early 80's we had Nordkapps here and suggest that it has set the tone.Skerray is a good "week long" boat and is also made in fibreglass.Mine is plastic.Similar designs worth a look would be the Advocet and models from the UK company P & H.Skerray design would be at least 10 + years old. Characteristics I like include the sporty nature (lots of rocker) of it's performance in rough water and surf zone. Lack of a rudder should not be seen as a total advantage and have noticed when I am tired it would be nice just to paddle and not worry about direction strokes and hull steering.Sailing is not as easy with a skeg either. Just some thoughts. Leigh Brennan-Smith Melbourne Australia > I currently paddle a plastic Necky Elaho with a skeg. I love the tight > fit of the cockpit, I prefer a skeg to a rudder. Now I'm looking for a > fiberglass boat that I could do some one or two week trips in. I > looked at Necky's Looksha IV S, which fit me great, but is only > available with a rudder. My local dealer only carries Necky and > Perception, but I'd be willing to travel to test other boats. I'd > appreciate some recommendations from other small paddlers. Thanks. > *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 21 2003 - 13:41:56 PDT
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