[Please remove all old content that is not pertinent to your reply including old headers and footers. It's list policy.... this post was modified to meet policy] Bradford R. Crain John Winters may be a good resource on this topic, if you can find him. He used to be on Paddlewise regularly. Brad > There is an organization in the Puget Sound area that has rated kayaks for > a > long time. Look at > http://www.soundrowers.org and check on their boat classes. They have > divided kayaks into three basic classifications: Sea Kayak (SK), Fast Sea > Kayak (FSK) and High Performance Kayak (HPK) and use the L:W ratio. I > don't > know how they do any handicaps, but I think it's all on their web page. > > Of course, there are bound to be kayaks where you are that don't have a > presence in the Puget Sound area but you might be able to find some > references... and if not at least use the L:W ratio yourself. > > Matt Broze is the guy to talk to about this. *************************************************************************** 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 Thu May 22 2008 - 05:32:39 PDT
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