To add to your short boats thread, I've paddled my daughter's EPI Sea kayak (14'2" in length) with standard length boats, and had no trouble staying with the pack. In fact, at one time I was toodling along at the head of the pack figuring the pace I was going I'd soon be runover by the longer boats only to look over my shoulder and see the rest of 'em < mile behind me. I'm all of 5'1" when stretched to my full height and have never liked paddling great big boats (unless loaded for a week in the wilderness in Alaska, where size and heft is a big comforting as well as utilitarian). The 16' Eddyline falcon is my usual paddle craft for sea kayaking and I'm definitely into the smaller boats. My two cents - I've never really understood why so many recreational paddlers let themselves get talked into the long boats. Natalie Wiest Galveston, Texas *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Starting in 2010, Oregon is going to require a permit for any canoe or kayak (or any other human-powered craft) over 10 feet long. This makes a 9.98 foot long kayak very desirable starting in January. It may have to be 6.4 feet wide to accommodate all the gear. Brad Crain Quoting Natalie Wiest <wiestn_at_tamug.edu>: > To add to your short boats thread, I've paddled my daughter's EPI Sea kayak > (14'2" in length) with standard length boats, and had no trouble staying with > the pack. In fact, at one time I was toodling along at the head of the pack > figuring the pace I was going I'd soon be runover by the longer > boats only to > look over my shoulder and see the rest of 'em < mile behind me. I'm all of > 5'1" when stretched to my full height and have never liked paddling great big > boats (unless loaded for a week in the wilderness in Alaska, where size and > heft is a big comforting as well as utilitarian). The 16' Eddyline falcon is > my usual paddle craft for sea kayaking and I'm definitely into the smaller > boats. > > > > My two cents - I've never really understood why so many recreational paddlers > let themselves get talked into the long boats. > > > > Natalie Wiest > > Galveston, Texas *************************************************************************** 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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