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... every time he gets a new boat, even he needs some sessions to get used to it and does a lot of rolling the first few runs. maybe we won't reach Martikan's speed, power and elegance, but paddling will be possible for us, too. As I said, it's just a question of habit, and then even the tricky ...

Sounds good, great price also! BUT: is the Martikan a boat that a non supernatural human being can paddle at all ?
Requires great balance and Michals paddling technique. We strongly suggest to test paddle this boat before buy.

TheKrikkitWars, so you have actually seen a plastic Martikan in person? How did it look in regards to quality of finish and was it factory outfitted? The finish looked good, from what I could see. However it was still in its wrapping, so I'm not sure ...

Thanks bearboater.

That would be nice to see a report from the Vajda factory and with further information on the plastic Martikan.

Thanks for the insight on the 64.

unless you are Benus, Martikan, or Slavkovsky, vajda's "outfitting" is a joke, they have carbon bulkheads shaped from their legs... I will be at the vajda factory later in early august, and I can send you a message about the boats finish ...

... and Vajda offer a plastic slalom K1 with Vajda being the only builder with a C1, though I've never seen one in person. I'm hoping some plastic Martikans will show up in the US. TheKrikkitWars, so you have actually seen a plastic Martikan in person? How did it look in regards to quality of finish ...

Having seen one at the european slalom champs (unsuprisingly, Mr. Martikan won the C1 class): In short, stronger that a full composite boat at a simmilar weight, would still die if you threw it down something really hardcore... might as well have a fink and a diolen slalom boat.

Courtesy of Chris Hipgrave, former USACK High Performance Director, a bit more information, at least about the material. I agree, this could be a pretty cost effective way to get a modern shape- this coming from a guy whose "race" boats are a Andy Bridge/Valley Mill built wildwater boat and an (ab)u...

Check this out. http://www.vajdagroup.com/products/styrolight Down at the bottom of the page they state the Martikan is available in this type of thermoform plastic. 490 Euros is about $700 plus whatever shipping and taxes, sounds like a reasonable price. Anyone know about this ...

... for various things...) Galasport Karas carbon/kevlar blade with Patrice ergonomic 100% carbon shaft $225US or best offer 56" Galasport 3M (MICHAL MARTIKAN FOR MILLENNIUM) carbon/kevlar blade with DOUBLE TORQUE (DT) ergonomic 100% carbon shaft $225US or best offer 57 1/4" (Note that these are the ...

yeah, nate i agree with you. martikan rocked it in his final, but check out tsakmakis' semi-15:20, he gets an awesome boost coming out of that s gate. I haven't watched the O video in a while. i liked watching it again... i wish there were ...

... there was this R. Left to R. Right S gate that most people cruised through really quickly with a single stroke--in particular check out how smooth Martikan makes the move seem. See the C1/K1 semi & final runs here: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=cnuh-bj-sd23-081208-145509&channelcode=sportca

... them. It felt better with wide ones, also when doing whitewater or freestyle, such as the Double Dutch I'm using at the time...... the hint with Martikan for paddle length was helpful, it will be a good orientation point!!!!!! That's just what I wanted, thank you

... at pp 3-4 of this link interesting. It's Bill Endicott's (long time US coach) study of racer statistics, including height and paddle length. Martikan seems to be closest at 5'7", and uses a 55" paddle. At 5' 8", I've dropped from a 58" to a 56" and like it, but I'm old and a hack...edg http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/publications/Slalom%20E-Book/E-Book%206%20case%20study%20Intro.pdf

... it's a big boat. if you are 170, you don't need to think of the loco as your only option, you are open to almost the whole vajda line, save the martikan... and every other boat there is basically... if you weighed 170, and were 6, i would look into the yin. the orca, jamie's boat from itomco ...