Quote Originally Posted by tygab View Post
I am curious about this, I've never seen a 13ft whitewater boat. Well, at least the ones I see in stores are all short and stubby. Do you do any flatwater kayaking with it?
Actually, it's a 12 footer. 13 foot was standard before I bought this boat - it was one of the first to shrink to 12 foot. And they've kept shrinking. Now they're mostly 7-8 feet, I believe. My boat has alot more flotation than the smaller ones and rides over waves and punches through holes nicely. Just not as good of a "play boat". I do paddle flatwater in it. It takes work to make it go straight, and if you stop paddling it immediately turns. Does this race require one to tag a teammate, then run and jump into the boat, pop on the sprayskirt, and scoot into the water? I used to do a relay race like that on the class II part of the Saco River as part of the Tuckerman Ravine Pentathlon.

If I get a cycling leg, I'd like a hilly section.