One last on in this string

I am supposed to be getting away here. But, I'm the only one up, so have a liitle time to listen to the rain and the comments on the previous blogs.

The boat that's calling to me is the liquidlogic Versa Board. I would have to paddle it first to make the call. Always a good idea, but especially so when they're venturing into hybrid territory. That always sounds like a good idea on paper (or, on CAD, these days), to design something that does many things. The question is, does it come out doing different things adequately or with none of them good. I've never seen a hybrid do everything well. That's a panacea.

But, another priority has come up and it's relevant to those blogs. Our paddling group had a swap meet yesterday. I took three boats, two of which were for sale. The third one was just to give others a chance to sample that genre, aiding their shopping processes. A very nice kayak that would provide good benchmarks.

One paddler fixated on that boat and wanted it badly. I did the mental math and decided she would get more enjoyment our of it than I would, so a sale was consumated.

My enjoyment came from seeing her light up when the paperwork exchanged hands. But, replacing it has moved to the head of the to-do list. There is no rest for the Johnny Appleseed of kayaks. :^)