Comments on: Kayak Review – Boréal Design Nanook http://fatpaddler.com/2009/05/kayak-review-boreal-design-nanook/ Kayaking Australia's best waterwa... Hey! Sausages! Wed, 09 May 2012 23:36:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Olly http://fatpaddler.com/2009/05/kayak-review-boreal-design-nanook/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Olly Mon, 11 May 2009 01:48:54 +0000 http://fatpaddler.com/?p=141#comment-51 All sounds good - I reckon you're right about the stability/speed of a good quality Ocean Kayak - but I'd rather be out in the big stuff on something that I can get back into/on top of if the unthinkable happens! The break off Dobroyd Head was huge this morning and I was happy to be able to jump back on after my involuntary swim - also discovered a paddle leash is a great idea - and a ski will almost always be faster on flat water. Horses for courses I guess. All sounds good – I reckon you’re right about the stability/speed of a good quality Ocean Kayak – but I’d rather be out in the big stuff on something that I can get back into/on top of if the unthinkable happens! The break off Dobroyd Head was huge this morning and I was happy to be able to jump back on after my involuntary swim – also discovered a paddle leash is a great idea – and a ski will almost always be faster on flat water. Horses for courses I guess.

]]> By: fatpaddler http://fatpaddler.com/2009/05/kayak-review-boreal-design-nanook/comment-page-1/#comment-50 fatpaddler Sun, 10 May 2009 23:13:49 +0000 http://fatpaddler.com/?p=141#comment-50 One of the things to note about the Nanook is that it sits very high in the water. This would be a problem for "lighter" people, as the rudder would barely reach the water (and as detailed, she's not an easy craft to control without rudder). Its *minimum* paddler weight rating is 90kg (198lbs), and even I found at 125kg (275lbs) that it was still very high in the water. A few reviewers on the net have said the same thing - don't get it if you are lighter than the minimum paddler weight. I also tried one of the slightly smaller ones (either the Narwhal or Alvik, can't quite remember), and found it to be equally as good as the Nanook (perhaps even better from a speed and performance point of view). The cockpit size however was simply too small for me and very uncomfortable, so the smaller ones aren't right for a hefty guy. But paddling it was sensational - fast, responsive, and good fun. I would suggest trying some of the others (and definitely the Labrador) to find one of the Boréals that fits you right. :) One of the things to note about the Nanook is that it sits very high in the water. This would be a problem for “lighter” people, as the rudder would barely reach the water (and as detailed, she’s not an easy craft to control without rudder). Its *minimum* paddler weight rating is 90kg (198lbs), and even I found at 125kg (275lbs) that it was still very high in the water. A few reviewers on the net have said the same thing – don’t get it if you are lighter than the minimum paddler weight.

I also tried one of the slightly smaller ones (either the Narwhal or Alvik, can’t quite remember), and found it to be equally as good as the Nanook (perhaps even better from a speed and performance point of view). The cockpit size however was simply too small for me and very uncomfortable, so the smaller ones aren’t right for a hefty guy. But paddling it was sensational – fast, responsive, and good fun. I would suggest trying some of the others (and definitely the Labrador) to find one of the Boréals that fits you right. :)

]]> By: Sharon http://fatpaddler.com/2009/05/kayak-review-boreal-design-nanook/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Sharon Sun, 10 May 2009 18:28:46 +0000 http://fatpaddler.com/?p=141#comment-49 I'm sold. I've always loved the stability factor in water and is my biggest demand of a kayak. Methinks that this is the one. I’m sold. I’ve always loved the stability factor in water and is my biggest demand of a kayak. Methinks that this is the one.

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