in article , Brian Nystrom at
wrote on 8/8/03 5:34 AM:



"David J. Van den Branden" wrote:

Could someone please give me a phonetic spelling of the Assateague by Impex?

ass-uh-teeg

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Regards

Brian




That'w what I thought. It's an Island off the East coast, correct? Not, in
my opinion, a very elegant name for a kayak. Sounds just a bit too much
like ass fatigue.

"Blankibr" wrote in message
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Perhaps not the best name for a kayak, but a nice place to paddle.

I'm sure it is a beautiful place. It's always a joy to see creatures
running wild. At least the Island doesn't have its name emblazoned across
it... I hope.


Wild ponies
run free, but mosquitoes own the place in season.

Brian Blankinship

It's an Island off the East coast, correct? Not, in my opinion, a very
elegant name for a kayak. Sounds just a bit too much
like ass fatigue.

It sure "reads" like a nice boat based on reviews here and there. I've got
to find one to try.


"Wade Norton" wrote in message
et...
I live and paddle in the Pacific Northwest, so I can't speak about
Assateague or even the pros/cons of chosing that name for a boat. I can
tell you though that the Assateague is a nice ride. I demo paddled one
and
really liked the feel. When I can afford another kayak, this will be high
on my list. It would be perfect for long hauls with lots of gear.

Wade


"David J. Van den Branden" wrote in message
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"Blankibr" wrote in message
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Perhaps not the best name for a kayak, but a nice place to paddle.

I'm sure it is a beautiful place. It's always a joy to see creatures
running wild. At least the Island doesn't have its name emblazoned
across
it... I hope.


Wild ponies
run free, but mosquitoes own the place in season.

Brian Blankinship

It's an Island off the East coast, correct? Not, in my opinion, a
very
elegant name for a kayak. Sounds just a bit too much
like ass fatigue.

Assateague is a barrier Island that runs from Ocean City, Md to Virginia. The
state and federal goverment own the place. It's about 6 miles from the island
to mainland is most places (except at the head and tail of the island)
Mosquitoes are "in season" most months, but the breeze keeps them down. Stay
in the wind and hope it doesn't die down. Wilmington Trail Club (Delaware)
usually has a kayak camping trip or two a year (or so their web site says)

(Blankibr) wrote in
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Perhaps not the best name for a kayak, but a nice place to paddle.
Wild ponies run free, but mosquitoes own the place in season.

It seems to be really common to name kayak models after good padding
locations. I have yet to paddle an Assateague but a friend of mine just
started dealing Impex boats and I've been out in a Currituck. Seems like a
real nice boat, especially for instruction. It reminded me a lot of a
Romany. It was very manoeverable, had good initial and very good secondary
stabilitly, but like the Romany, felt a bit sluggish to me.

ass-uh-teeg with a hard "g"

Paula

"David J. Van den Branden" wrote in message
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Could someone please give me a phonetic spelling of the Assateague by
Impex?

"Dave Van" wrote in
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"Blankibr" wrote in message
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The Chesapeake Paddlers Association usually run a couple trips there
each year, one before the bugs, one afterwards. Of course the
original post was about the boat, not the destination.


That's why threads are called threads!

As far as the boat goes, the one firm conclusion that I have come to is
that there are far too many boats for me to choose from and far to few
available to try in my part of the world. AT 6'2" and 208lbs (still
decreasing from 220!) and a 35" inseam, just sitting in the darn things
first is important to me. The thing is, while there are great paddling
locations in the Chicago area, there are really only 2 true kayak shops
to choose from. And one of them is a 3 hour drive into Wisconsin.

A lot of people are in the same, uh, boat. That's why I recommend going to
kayaking symposiums to people interested in buying a boat. Sure, you'll
likely have to travel a bit to go to one (make a short vacation out of it)
but you'll be able to paddle and compare kayaks from lots of different
vendors. It might be worth looking into the Great Lakes Sea Kayaking
symposium in Grand Marias, MI.

The
Assateague sounds like a good one to try out but the likelyhood of that
happening is pretty slim, unless someone can let me in on an Impex
dealer with demo boats that's within a half day's drive of Chicago that
is also on or near water. I'd also like to try the Currituk since my
height/weight can be right on the border line between one manufacturers
flagship kayak and their big person version. Kind of hoping I feel
good in the Currituk so I don't have to live with the other name on my
boat.

The Currituck might be a tight fit but it seems rather silly to avoid buying
a particular model because you don't like the name. Those that have been to
Assateague know that it's a really nice place.

Kayaking can be soooo frustrating!!! Cycling was so much more straight
forward as far as equipment. You chose Shimano or Campagnolo and
bought the top end components!

I'm sure that like cycling that equipment choices become much easier once
you gain a bit of experience in different kayaks.

"John Fereira" wrote in message
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"David J. Van den Branden" wrote in
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Could someone please give me a phonetic spelling of the Assateague by
Impex?


Barge.

Sorry, couldn't resist. The Assateague probably is a fine boat but as I
found it's trimmer sister (Currituck) to be a bit on the sluggish side I
have to wonder how the higher volume version performs.

No, no. Don't apologize. I definately don't want a barge. Part of the
trouble is that I do have different goals in paddling. Those goals rank in
different order on different days. In the mid summer when there are long
mild days, I would prefer a boat with a nice long waterline and high length
to width ratio for covering distance on a more or less straight coarse.
Even considering a QCC700. In the Spring and Fall when the lake is rocking
and the weather is unpredictable, I like to just hang out near the beaches
and play in the waves and swells, constantly turning about, surfing and
paddling in and out through surf (if you can call it that around here). At
the moment I'm leaning toward a leaner high end cruiser for the bulk of the
summer and then perhaps getting a used plastic river runner like a Dancer XT
for playing in the rough stuff. That's based on what the water has been
like THIS summer... Relatively calm water given the amount of storms we've
had. Last year there were more big water days.

Just blathering.

DV

I've always pronounced it "ass-uh-teak," with a k rather than a g.

In any event, it's a nice place to paddle. Assateague, and it's sister
park/island, Chincoteague, are native american words that mean
something like "little land across water" and "beautiful land across
water," respectively.

On a related note, the Currituck kayak is named after Currituck Sound,
another nice place to paddle on the east coast (in NC).

"Paula Johnson" wrote in message ...
ass-uh-teeg with a hard "g"

Paula

"David J. Van den Branden" wrote in message
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Could someone please give me a phonetic spelling of the Assateague by
Impex?