"Wright" wrote in message
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Thanks for the comments. I really did not think that I would 'luck-out'
and
hear from someone who actually owned a Vela! I am a 130 lb male so the
Vela
would appear to be made for someone like me; I am very familiar with the
cork like feeling that you describe. Even though I do not come from a
whitewater background I also like more substantial thigh braces - makes me
feel more in control of the boat. I guess if in the likely scenario that
I
wind up buying a Vela that would give me something to tinker with! You did
not say anything about the rather narrow beam of the Vela - so I will take
that as a positive. The hard chines probably help.
Chuck


On calm water it feels very stable, it certainly moves around a lot but not
so much you feel you are going over. In rough water I do feel a bit
unstable at times. I have never actually gone over but I would not feel
comfortable trying to take pictures in anything other than calm water. I am
a bit over 6' so my center of balance is fairly high.

Tim McTeague