Thanks John, the group was a club out of Pittsburgh
http://www.outsideadventures.org/index.html . Check out their page. You
don't have to be a member and they have a good selection of well cared for
boats - it was just the one I got for the weekend did not suit me well. You
can also use your own boat.

About the Storm, the Lake was way high over the weekend and we did not have
a group that wanted to try the run out to Kelly's island (That was the
plan). Instead we spent Saturday poking around the Vermilion canals and then
went upriver till we ran out of water. On Sunday we went out from the
Campground launch in East Harbor State Park. We paddled out and looked at
the lake. About 6-8ft I would guess. It was a good trip and I will do it
again next year, we might even make it to our destination ;- It was out in
East Harbor that I got in the Storm. I have rarely taken so quickly to a
boat. I was able to carve turns with and without the rudder and it responded
well to input from my knees. I was just wondering how big of waves have you
tackled comfortably with this boat? The owner took it out past the
breakwater on Vermilion with one other paddler on Saturday and he stayed in
the boat while the other guy went swimming. The guy in the water re-entered
3-4 time and got dumped before he could skirt/pump out each time (pretty big
water to me, other people may think otherwise). He gave up after he broke
his paddle on the last re-entry and refused the spare from the guy in the
Storm, opting instead for a tow into the beach.(missed the public beach and
ended up on a private one down about a half mile. Met a really nice
homeowner that gave one of them a ride back to get the van/trailer.

BTW: anyone interested in the area. The East Harbor camp ground was pretty
nice even though it was full-up and you have a nice boat launch into a
protected area right in the park. I did not get to walk through all of the
campsites but there may be some on the water. They have tent and RV some
with at least electric, I'm not sure about water.

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John wrote in message ...
Hi Ken, I am a Sandusky Bay paddler as well. I would like to know more
about the group you paddled with. It might be good to compare some
notes. As for the Storm...I am a bigger paddler as well and paddle a
Storm. I find it a perfect kayak for me. It is comfortable, stable and
fast. I have a rudder which I use about 50% of the time. Email back if
you'd like more info.. John

Kenneth McClelland wrote:
I went on a weekend trip to Sandusky area of Lake Erie with a group of
kayakers last weekend and was invited to try one of the boats owned by a
fellow on the trip. It was a Current Design and I'm pretty sure it was
the Storm. I fell in love with this boat. I think I want one but this is
the first Current Design that I have come across and was wondering what
those in the group think of these boats. I am a big guy and this boat
felt like a great fit, but I may have been jaded by the fact that the
club boat that I had been using the rest of the day had pretty much
numbed everything below the waist because it was so wrong for my
backside -- I think the seat bottom pitched forward and pinched some
nerves. Anyone have an opinion on this manufacturer?

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