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For shure the taureau would be more dry and light than a prelude, but is the concept I can't understand, why don't make it C1, due certainly it's not an OPEN boat...
The prelude is quite heavy yes, but I like it. Anyway I'm thinking about the new robson home in armelite, it's expensive but it's only ...

Hi Matt, if you are in switzerland try to ask to AlpinAction http://www.alpinaction.it , it's the new esquif dealer for Italy e Slovenia, isn't so far from you and maybe can have better prices.
Cheers

PS About the Taureau: the design is interesting but I can't understand why make an OC1 almos all ...

I Frank if that boat comes out at a reasonable price i will sell my prelude.
Thanks for the infos.

Anyone has tried the Robson Homes. How it perform vs a prelude?
cheers
Paolo

Some nice C1 air on Bremgarten wave, Switzerland.
http://www.playboatingitalia.com/index. ... 74&Itemid= pics
http://www.playboatingitalia.com/images ... dsummer.rm video

No I haven't tryed it yet

Sorry Piep, I'm working this week.
Hope to meet you in an other time.
Ciao

New lay out for playboatingitalia.com
Take a look.
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Hi Jon,
I runned it all from Chateau Queyras to the lake :D , but just from the end of the Guardian Angel Gorge to the lake in open boat. The upper part I runned in a decked c1.
The only other open boater I seen here was Eli Helbert who runned the Guardian Angel gorge in his spanish fly with me in ...

French Alps offers a lot of fun to paddlers, want you a little taste? The triple step rapid on the middle Guil:

http://www.playboatingitalia.com/old/au ... 4pics.html

Thanks, actually I'm using hip pads now.

Take a look at this video

http://www.playboatingitalia.com/lyon04/stephan.rm

Thanks Martin, I will consider your suggestion.

I agree with James, is better I learn to keep the boat dry, and maybe add some foam in it. Plus the Prelude is enough heavy yet, even without a bilge pump and a battery...
For the creeking C1 I will find a good one, maybe H3 or Blunt or Nomad or... but I already have 10 boats.... so is better I take ...

The Prelude has not a great primary stability, at just 69 cm (27") round hull width would be difficult, but it has a lot of secondary stability and a lot of rocker, so it manage really well in tecnicall and steep creeks.
The problems comes out when the boat it's full of water, in this situation the ...