On Sun, Sep 23, 2012, at 02:08 PM, Craig Jungers wrote: > Some years back I ranted on this forum that, while white-water paddling > had > a plethora (e.g.: an over-abundance) of boats made for specific putposes > (river runners, creeks, surfing, play boat, etc.) and varying sizes, the > sea kayak field was still stuck with boats that, for the most part, > "tracked on rails" and carried a load. > <snip> > > SUPs and surf skis will be forever out of my reach. I can barely stand up > on dry land and I am pretty sure that a surf ski and I would part company > quickly. But it's a lot of fun to watch those two communities grow and > prosper. Surf ski's are undergoing a similar revolution - in terms of being more user friendly. Many of my friends have moved to paddling an Epic V8, one of them commented last weekend "I don't think I could tip this over". We were paddling in beam seas with a 20 knot beam wind at the time. I was contemplating where my boat might stop if I didn't have my leash and I tipped over, the others were contemplating anything they wanted, they weren't focused on the conditions... Epic just released the V6 tourer which is a 16' by 23" touring model complete with hatches. To make it clear this isn't a vendor sales pitch. I much prefer the construction of the Huki surf ski's. I'm just impressed by the expansion of the epic designs into user friendly boats, for the average paddler. For those still in decked boats ;-) the Rockpool Taran seems really interesting. I don't need another boat, but what's the current dream boat for a commercially produced boat for doing rolls? -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** 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 24 2012 - 05:37:48 PDT
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