Re: [Paddlewise] Rockpool kayaks

In a message dated 4/2/2007 10:44:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
douglloyd_at_shaw.ca writes:

I wonder  if there are any British paddle clubs that might have someone with 
an  independent review. The text looks impressive enough on the Rockpool web  
site and the lineage the developers/designers have in Northern Wales is  
probably beyond reproach. It would indeed be interesting to test the ALAW  
against the other top kayaks form that part of the globe, the Point 65N  XP, 
the Valley Nordkapp, the P&H Quest and the Romany line for  instance. The 
waterline looks a little more extended than the Jubilee, so  may be a bit 
faster. Let us know what you find  out.





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See Doug Wilcox's report on the Alaw (and other kayaks) from his  blog:
 
_http://seakayakphoto.blogspot.com/search/label/Rockpool%20Alaw_ 
(http://seakayakphoto.blogspot.com/search/label/Rockpool%20Alaw) 
 
Check the Community and Almanac section of the UK Sea Kayak Guidebook site  
here:
 
 
_http://www.ukseakayakguidebook.co.uk/_ 
(http://www.ukseakayakguidebook.co.uk/) 
 
The boats have high marks from some of the paddlers. Nice footage of them  in 
action on the last 2 This Is The Sea DVD's. Not sat in one as the only one I  
saw on the west coast is the smaller Bach version that I couldn't get into 
the  way it was configured. Attention to details looked quite nice.
 
Cheers,
 
Rob G
 



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