OK, there is a regular topic that comes up on RBP: What boat should I buy?

OK, so let's get a thread going on your boats. Copy & paste the following questions into your reply & then fill in the answers. Each and every opinion is going to help to build up a broad reference for new boat buyers. The more replies the better. If we get enough replies I'll make a link on the opening page to this topic.

Put in one reply for each boat you've paddled.

I'm also really interested in hearing from our overseas readers.

What did you buy?

Why did you buy it?

Strengths?

Weaknesses?

What I love about the site is the insight that it gives you into Ski Paddling in the NE of the USA. The variation in conditions that these guys face seem to make our races seem quite bland (hey; we either have an easterly or a howling seabreeze & our temperatures don't vary that much!)

It's also apparent that they paddle a wider variety of boats, as compared to the 2 or 3 models that dominate the waterways here.

OK, this is where you can either do it the hard way (counting strokes), or the easy way through the use of a really neat toy.

I came across this device when it was featured on ‘The New Inventors’ some years ago, and I’m pleased to see that the products are not only still being made, however they have been improved.

The device is called the Wetronome, and is essentially a beeper that can been at a set rate. So if you want to paddle at exactly 62 strokes per minute, then you set up the wetronome to 62 bpm & stick it close to your ear (under your cap).

http://members.iinet.net.au/~rokhor/canoe/index.html

This site is by Robyn Korshid, a WA paddling identity whom has been around paddling for many years.

There is a range of interesting links, a number of well written stories of paddling adventures, and some good photos. However the strongest features of Robyn's site are her Classified pages & the ability to get on her Weekly News Email. The News Email has been a great source of information to paddlers over some years.