[Paddlewise] Not Another Tiderace Review

Nice to read all these boat reviews, me being interested in a new one
myself. Got a chance to expand my horizons a bit and paddle both an Explorer
and a Nordkapp. Didn't spend very long in either, just long enough to see
how easy they roll compared to my QCC. The Nordkapp felt twitchier to me,
but seemed easier to maneuver and seemed to give me a bit more room for my
knees. While I'm sure Doug's skill lets him abuse his Nordkapp like a play
boat, I think I'd like something with a little more rocker. Heck, I try to
avoid paddling too far anyway. I know if I get a new boat, I'm in for a
whole different style of kayaking.

Mark


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Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Another Tiderace Review


I find out on open water, narrow is better. Ken Fink has promoted this
aspect of narrow is better from a wave-handling dynamic at symposia over the
years. Most definitely couter-intuitive.But for an ocean playboat, short and
wider seems the preference. Certainly, I've found for pure surf fun, this
holds true. For rock garden work, same again. Waters can be so extremely
soupish and jobbly, that the extra stability is very reassuring


Some guys like narrow in the rough. At the very least, my Nordkapp has been
anything but boring is some of the bigger coastal impact zones, whirlpools,
nightime stoems and tideraces, and rougher bar crossings.
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