"In the UK there is a kayak called the "Rockhopper" that looks as if it would make a very good playboat for tidal races and rock gardens. It has an adjustable skeg to help get you to the playspot and looks more like what I would think a sea kayaking playboat would. It's not cheap to buy and with the US dollar equal to 2 British pounds it's even pricier. Plus you have to get it here; I don't know of a US distributor. I talked to a paddler at Deception Pass who has paddled the Rockhopper and he was enthusastic. Still, I would rather have a "real" w/w boat on a river." I had been searching for a rockgarden boat for a number of years..... I had a Sun Max Velocity for a bit....but that was as close to one that existed in plastic..... I found BlueSky's site in 2004 (the designer of the RH340 - Rockhopper) and been lusting over one since then.... In April of 2007 I received mine....yup....there is a RH340 in the states....Rhode Island to be exact.... I LOVE it for rock gardens....and also for nice fun soul surfing at a beach too.... There is a review posted up on a few boating sites now..... Pictures....the review...and other minutiae is available at: http://corgimas.blogspot.com/ I will admit that it was a bit of a hassle to finally get it purchased and shipped....price was not bad-comparable to a wildy tsunami....but boy am I glad I have it! rob *************************************************************************** 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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