John Fereira wrote:

I've never seen an Orca and P&H is often pretty slow about updating their
web site. Like someone else mentioned they rate it as having the highest
amount of stability of any of their boats.

My
wife and I paddle Wisconsin and UP lakes mostly and are looking forward
to the day when we have enough skill/confidence/strength/etc.. to go
out on the big ones, i.e., Superior and Michigan. Hope we get that far
before we get too old to do it.

Do you really want a boat with a lot of initial stability if you're hoping
to develop the skills necessary on big water? A boat with a lot of initial
stability, by definition, resist a tendency to edge the boat, a skill that
you'll need when paddling rough water. Since it will be harder to edge/tip
it will be more difficult to learn how to brace as well.

I can assure you that the Orca is not difficult to get on edge. When I
demo a boat I always do a few high brace turns, and I laid the Orca on
its side without any difficulty.

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Steve Cramer
Athens, GA