Kirk, I've heard great things about the V12 surfski. After searching for months, I finally found a good deal on a used Fenn Mako Elite surfski. I'm really amazed how well designed and built it is. I've only been on the 17" wide thing for a month and I'm already starting to get used to the rough water and have had a few great downwind surfing runs. It's really amazing how well the surfskis surf the wind waves and are so much fun. I'm dedicating the next 12 months to preparing for the US Surfski Champs in San Francisco Bay. My weak link so far is my butt. Before anyone asks, I am using a wing paddle with the surfski. The main advantage I'm seeing with it is greatly added stability in a skinny racing boat while forward stroking. But even after using the wing a few weeks, I was more than happy to use my GP on a 7-day island crossing and circumnav trip that I just got back from: http://duane.smugmug.com/Hobbies/cat2011/ Duane Southern California From: Kirk Olsen <kork4_at_cluemail.com> >A couple weeks ago I finally decided on a new boat and bought an Epic >V12. It had come down to an Epic V12, a Huki S1X special, or a Fenn >Elite *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Sep 19 2011 - 10:52:51 PDT
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