Doug, I had never heard of the Maelstrom/Vaag but it looks very interesting, perhaps more rocker than the Tiderace, and a half inch wider. In contrast to the Nordkapp LV, both the Tiderace and the Maelstrom have a bit of chine and, no doubt, a bit more stability. To my thinking this can only be an advantage; a bit more relaxing and a bit better carving. At least for normal stuff. Which is better for a wild adventure I do not feel qualified to say. I happen to have paddled yesterday with a guy in a new Nordkapp LV and it was striking how much rocker there is in that boat. He was about 160 lbs and the boat was empty, but it seemed that both ends were well out of the water most of the time. (We were on the ocean in maybe 3 ft swell and light chop.) For selfish reasons I would like to see you get one of these vessels because I hope that you would come to prefer their easier handling attributes, especially in rough waters, and so validate my own preferences. Jerry *************************************************************************** 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 Jun 11 2009 - 20:45:29 PDT
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