Lake Erie - Wind -Waves - Fetch
Keep in mind where you launch and the wind.
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/images/erie.jpg
FETCH - refers to the accumulated time
the wind is in constant contact with the water,
imparting energy into the waves.
It is too big for you!
– Last Updated: Jun-12-13 7:29 PM EST –
I have one and I am 5'-9" and 155 pounds.
Like others above have said, the Perception Shadow which is it's little brother would be ideal for you.
My wife who is 5'2' and 112 pounds has the Shadow
With that said both of them if they are the older model plastic ones can take a likin and keep on ticking.
The only time I use my Eclipse now is in down river class I and mild II WW. They are almost indstructable
Jack L
Just quoting the reviews
here at pnet.
Kestrel cockpit
is probably too large for this individual. It’s for a rather large person.
I frequently …
…hit West Branch. I launch from the site on Rock Spring Road and you are welcome to give my boat a try. I’m almost identical to you in size and just happen to fit my 17 foot boat nicely… in fact it fits better than my previous 15 1/2 foot boat.
It all comes down to fit and intended usage and there are no hard/fast rules but that Eclipse does sound as if it would be too large for you.
Anyhow, if you want to give my boat a try, just let me know.
Allow me to split the hair
Just to be 100% accurate, fetch is a measure of distance, not time. Of course that can be translated to time = fetch / wind velocity.
But willi is right, longer fetch equals a longer time for the wind to transfer scary amounts of energy into a steadily building wave state. Being at the end of a long fetch with a steady wind can be bad medicine…
Heritage featherlight 14?
How’s bout this one? The reviews seem good and I can pick one up at a pretty good price. How does it stack up compared to the conduit 13. The only thing I’m not wild about is that it only has one hatch but I can overlook that I suppose.
Also could anyone give me dimensions of a j-cradle? I plan on building my own.
Here’s a pic of Erie…
…from last October taken from one of my paddling locations. I opted not to kayak that day:
http://g2.img-dpreview.com/EBE829C5B7794D2387FCD0BFBCCAAF8A.jpg
A “great” lake indeed
Lake Erie is 241 miles long and 57 miles wide
with spots 200 feet deep, often averaging 62 feet deep.
Plenty of potential for a rough ride
-even when relatively near the shoreline.