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Jasmine Waters wrote:

It would be very dependent on your weight / height / foot size! The
first challenge to finding a boat to suit you these days is what you can
fit in........ if you've got particularly large feet, you'll be greatly
restricted if you want to maintain any feeling in them for more than 5
minutes! Give some more details & I'm sure people will make some
recomendations on what to try!
Jas

Ken Catchpole wrote:

Having given up paddling about 10 years ago to concentrate on more important
things like women and drinking, I'm looking to get kitted up again, and was
wondering what kayaks people recommended for some non-serious boating. It's
all changed since I were a lad.

I used to have an Carbon-Kevlar Extra and a plastic Mi370. The latter was
great fun all-rounder, but the former was wonderful for handling, a bit of
slalom, and a ride in white water. Most boats nowadays seem to be
ridiculously low-volume stunt/squirt boats or stupidly high-volume
Dancer-style things. I guess I'm after something in-between and probably
plastic, with a flat back (to pirouette with). Mostly I'll be on flat water
(to practice my strokes & rolls), but I might venture out into the surf
again, and some easier white water.

Things that fit that description are the Whip-it, Perception Supersport,
Pyranha Blade, Eskimo Kendo.

It's not clear whether you also want to do the vertical moves now popular,
in which case the previous advice holds - find a small boat that fits. The
boats listed above will not do the moves, but are good for running rivers,
surfing etc.

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Alan Adams

http://www.nckc.org.uk/