Radu,

EMS is having a Kayak Demo Day at Sandy Beach in Winchester May 15 between
9:30 am and 4:00 pm. I went last year and got to try about 10 different
kayaks with excellent explanations of the differences from the sales people.
For more information call

Burlington 781 229 9797
Marlboro 508 481 2107
Peabody 978 977 0601
Acton 978 263 4151

Ron Donahue





"Radu Tenenbaum" wrote in message
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Thank you for all your advice. Since I first posted, I have discovered
Charles River Canoe and Kayak. They have a boat house on the Charles
River
(off rt 128) and offer canoe and cayak rentals as well instructions and
sales. They cary many lines ranging from recreational to sea kayaks,
inclluding the models I listed. My plan is to take a 3-lesson
introductory
course, trying the various kayak types. The $100 tuition for the course
includes 3 weeks of free rentals, so I'll have lots of opportunities to
try
various designs. Maybe I'll discover that I can handle a more
streamlined
boat, and maybe I'll discover that I can't. In any case, I'll have some
hands-on experience. Best of all, it's on the way to/from work.

Radu