Kayakers, There's some interesting news about Freya H. from Germany. She's planning a one-year circumnav of Australia. She's abandoned her Explorer for the Epic 18, Epic being one of her sponsors. I was a bit concerned about an Epic being used on an expedition, until I read: "Theybll create a special strong expedition layup, and an improved rudder for even better rough water surf control and rough launchings and landings." That tells me the kayak wasn't built strong enough for touring in the first place. http://qajaqunderground.com/my-sponsors/epic-kayaks/ Duane Southern California *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Oh great! Freya's going to a rudder now. Maybe a deep draft one. And a heavier hull lay-up. What is the world coming to? Heavy ruddered kayaks. And I just decommissioned mine. I do like her idea of using a fast yak though. She probably want to beat Cafynn's record. Hope her hatches don't leak. And she's into surf skis now too. Guess we can add Kirk to the number of men sharing fantasies about Freya. I just spent a weekend in my very first skegged kayak. Harder to load, still weather cocks, and mostly proved useless as the skeg box clogged up with pebbles. Why did I ever listen to the anti-rudder fanatics? Seems to me either a Mariner-like kayak or a properly ruddered kayak is still the answer for touring. And many of my anti-rudder friends now have rudders. Give my head a shake or what? Doug L > Kayakers, > > There's some interesting news about Freya H. from Germany. She's planning > a one-year circumnav of Australia. She's abandoned her Explorer for the > Epic 18, Epic being one of her sponsors. I was a bit concerned about an > Epic being used on an expedition, until I read: > > "Theybll create a special strong expedition layup, and an improved rudder > for even better rough water surf control and rough launchings and > landings." > > That tells me the kayak wasn't built strong enough for touring in the > first place. > > http://qajaqunderground.com/my-sponsors/epic-kayaks/ > > Duane > Southern California *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca> wrote: > Oh great! Freya's going to a rudder now. Maybe a deep draft one. And a > heavier hull lay-up. What is the world coming to? Heavy ruddered kayaks. And > I just decommissioned mine. LOL... In the words of Homer Simpson, "D'oh!" Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** 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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