While looking at their sea kayaks, I saw this.
But I can't find any info on this boat, other than what's on the Point 65 web site. Can anyone point me to reviews or better yet, post some impressions/thoughts here?
The more I think and analyze how I paddle, the more it seems that a boat like this might actually address may be 80% of how I paddle and should be higher on my list than a true sea kayak. Realistically, I tend to do 2 hours at a time a couple of times a week on flat water for fitness. Seeing it, I even read about surf ski a bit, but they seem a little too "extreme" for my mild nature and tall frame -;)
Any info or thoughts on the Fasthing will be appreciated. I e-mailed a Point 65 N dealer in VA about it and will let you knoe what they say, but they do not even have it listed...
Anyone?
Per the USA distributor, this boat has not yet been imported here. So, no chance of demoing one in the near future...
What's stranger, I could not find a single article about it. Wierd - may be because of its "mixed" specification there is no real interest in it (too wide to be trully fast, not as versatile as a sea kayak, expensive for the new paddler, etc.)???
Here is the link at Point 65 N's web site:
http://www.point65.com/Default.asp?page=kayaks&kayak=22
By looking at it, and considering it's 23.4" wide by 15'4" long, would this be as fast as a fast sea kayak at sustained paddling speed (not a sprint)? The charts that P65N provides seem to indicate so...
Agree with Eric,
don’t see a market for the Fasthing, too many boats in the Jet class to justify a shorter, wider, slower boat for fitness. Price point probably not competitive either.
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Thanks
I have not looked at or paddled such boats, so the links were helpful!