C-Forum

AGE: 51
SEX: Male
STATUS: married (she paddles C1 also)
HEIGHT: 5’8”
WEIGHT: 140 lbs
I.Q.: I paddle a C1, so you figure it out!
YRS PADDLING: 21
DAYS PER YEAR: 60-70 (love to do more)
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 10,000
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 1-2 hrs
WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 5 (3 tupperware 2 glass)
WW C-PADDLES: 2
LIFEJACKETS: 1
HELMETS: 1
BOOTIES: 6
DRYSUITS: 1
SPRAYSKIRTS: 3
THROW ROPES: 2
AIR BAG SETS: 4

AGE: 65
SEX: Male
STATUS: Married
HEIGHT: 5-11
WEIGHT: 185
I.Q.: Senile
YRS PADDLING: 35
DAYS PER YEAR: 125
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 15,000
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 8 hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: around 15 (lost count)
WW C-PADDLES " " : 8
LIFEJACKETS " " : 5
HELMETS " " : 2
BOOTIES " " : 2 pair
DRYSUITS " " : 2 (also 2 wetsuits and 1 drytop & drypants)
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 5
THROW ROPES " " : 5
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 6
KAYAKS CONVERTED: 0
C-BOAT MOLDS : 1
C-BOATS PRODUCED: 5

AGE: 40
SEX: Male
STATUS: Divorced (guess why...)
HEIGHT: 172 cm
WEIGHT: 65 kg
I.Q.: a little less than my dog, he don't like to wet himself in the winter...
YRS PADDLING: 17
DAYS PER YEAR: too few days in my opinion (40 - 80)
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: too much
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 8 - 15 hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 14 (also converted kayaks)
WW C-PADDLES " " : 9
LIFEJACKETS " " : 4
HELMETS " " : 5
BOOTIES " " : 4
DRYSUITS " " : 5
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 5
THROW ROPES " " : 4
AIR BAG SETS:" " : ?

AGE: 54
SEX: Male
STATUS: Married
HEIGHT: 5-9
WEIGHT: 155
I.Q.: I used to have one (hit my head too many times)
YRS PADDLING: 30
DAYS PER YEAR: used to be 50+ but I have become distracted with climbing, snowboarding and other trivial things, now its around 30. Got to fix that.
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 8,000
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 3 hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 8 or so
WW C-PADDLES " " : 6 (only 2 good ones)
LIFEJACKETS " " : 3
HELMETS " " : 2
BOOTIES " " : 2 pair
DRYSUITS " " : 1
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 4
THROW ROPES " " : 2
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 6
KAYAKS CONVERTED: 2
C-BOAT MOLDS : 0
C-BOATS PRODUCED: 5

Have we heard from any female C boaters?

AGE: 16
SEX: Male
STATUS:no
HEIGHT: 5’8”
WEIGHT: 145 lbs
I.Q.: sometimes
YRS PADDLING: 3
DAYS PER YEAR: 30
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: Not Many
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 3-5
WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 0
WW C-PADDLES: 1
LIFEJACKETS: 1
HELMETS: 1
BOOTIES: 2(1 pair)
DRYSUITS: 0
SPRAYSKIRTS:1
THROW ROPES:
AIR BAG SETS: 1

Thought I would bring this to the top again.

I've a feeling there are a lot of "lurkers" and folks in the paddling industry that check here for information. (look at the amount of views some topics recieve?) Giving them data on whom we are might help produce more products that suit the c-boaters needs. I think Corran has gotten some great feedback that might give us a new c-1 down the line, and I've gotten lot's of good data for an upcoming project.

This group isn't the one (I'm guessing) that lives off fast food, spends the whole day at a playspot, or finds 100ft. waterfalls appealing. It seems most of us are or are approaching middle age, have real jobs, families, homes and just love the sport.

Keep it up and let "them" know who "we" are!

Thanks!,
Craig

Okay Craig...makes sense

Age: 43
Sex: Male
Status: Married with Children
Height: 6'
Weight: 180 lbs on a good day
IQ: Depends on who you ask
Yrs Paddling: about 30 but not much true WW as we don't have much in MI
Days per year: 50-75
Annual miles driven to paddle: a few thousand
Weekly time on internet related to paddling: winter 8-16 summer 2-5
WW C-Boats new:0 I new OC-1
WW Paddles: 2
PFD's: 3
Helmets:1
Booties: 4
Drysuits: looking (paddling jackets/pants-2 sets)
Sprayskirts:
Looking for my first...1 homemade
Throwropes: 1
Bags: 2 sets for OC-1
Kayaks converted: 1 just done
Would I be interested in a new C-1: Yep

AGE: 39
SEX: Male
STATUS: single
HEIGHT: 6'2"
WEIGHT: 185 lbs
I.Q.: Maybe...
YRS PADDLING: 11
DAYS PER YEAR: not enough (~60)
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: too many (or not enough, depending on you point of view...)
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: waaay to many
WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 2 (3 used); 3 new and 2 used OC
WW C-PADDLES: 5 (keep braking or loosing them...)
LIFEJACKETS: 3
HELMETS: 3
BOOTIES: 4 pair?
DRYSUITS: 1
SPRAYSKIRTS: 2
THROW ROPES: 2
AIR BAG SETS: 4?

AGE: 45

SEX: Male

STATUS: Married w/ (2) children

HEIGHT: 6'0"

WEIGHT: 225 lbs

I.Q.: 'bout average

YRS PADDLING: 23

DAYS PER YEAR: 25 on average. More during a wet year.

ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 8,000

WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: More hours than I care to admit!

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED: 7 total; 5 new and 2 used OC
WW C-PADDLES: 7
LIFEJACKETS: 7
HELMETS: 5
BOOTIES: 7
WETSUTS: 2
DRYSUITS: 2
SPRAYSKIRTS: none
THROW ROPES: 5
AIR BAG SETS: 7

AGE: 27
SEX: Male
STATUS: Married
HEIGHT: 5-11.5
WEIGHT: 220
I.Q.: No ideer
YRS PADDLING: 8
DAYS PER YEAR: too embarassed to admit
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: See above
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 8 hrs at least

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 0 (Bought 2 used to convert to c1 and 1 already converted c1)
WW C-PADDLES " " : 2
LIFEJACKETS " " : 2
HELMETS " " : 2
BOOTIES " " : 0
DRYSUITS " " : 0
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 2
THROW ROPES " " : 0
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 0

AGE: 58
SEX: Male
STATUS: Married
HEIGHT: 6'
WEIGHT: 187 lbs
I.Q.: Prefer not to say
YRS PADDLING: 5
DAYS PER YEAR: 30
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: Not so many
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 3-4
WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 1 (secondhand:2, convertedkayak:1)
WW C-PADDLES: 3
LIFEJACKETS: 1
HELMETS: 2
BOOTIES: 1
DRYSUITS: 0
SPRAYSKIRTS: 1
THROW ROPES: 2
AIR BAG SETS: 2

Age: 64 tomorrow
Sex: Male
Status: Married
Ht: 5'8"
Wt: 170#
IQ: See Status above
Years Paddling: 21 10 K-1, 4 both ways, 7 single blade only
Days paddling per year: bad year 30, good year 50
Annual Miles driven in paddling: > 10K
Weekly time on internet related to paddling: 6-10 more if Louie's in Mexico w/ PLG

WW c-boats purchased: 1 new, 6 used
C-paddles: 4
Life Jackets: 1
Helmets: 2
Booties: 5 plus 4 pr. socks
Dry suits: 1 Dry tops: 3
Spray Skirts: 5
Throw Ropes: 2
Air bag sets: 4 OC, 2 C-1

Purchasing new isn't a strong suit for me, as you can maybe tell by the hockey helmet in my little picture there (I have a paddling lid now - won it in a thro bag contest), in fact, the only things purchased new in that picture might be the airbags, got the old rental boat for $300, the lifejacket for a 6-pack of beer, the paddle on eBay, etc., but here ya go...

AGE: 40
SEX: Male
STATUS: Married w/baby
HEIGHT: 5-9
WEIGHT: 215
I.Q.: good 'nough
YRS PADDLING: 25, 10ww
DAYS PER YEAR: 30? varies
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 2000
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 7 hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 1 Vertige X (more used!)
WW C-PADDLES " " : 3 (many more used!)
LIFEJACKETS " " : 1 (for wife)
HELMETS " " : 0
BOOTIES " " : 4
DRYSUITS " " : 1 (and 2 wetsuits)
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 0
THROW ROPES " " : 2
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 2

AGE: 18
SEX: Male
STATUS: Single
HEIGHT: 6' 1/2''
WEIGHT: 150 (ish)
YRS PADDLING: 5
DAYS PER YEAR: Not enough
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: More than is reasonable
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: Too many

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 1
WW C-PADDLES " " : 4
LIFEJACKETS " " : 3
HELMETS " " : 2
BOOTIES " " : 2
DRYSUITS " " : 1
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 3
THROW ROPES " " : 1
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 2

AGE: 42
SEX: Male
STATUS: single
HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 195(ish)
I.Q.: who knows?
YRS PADDLING: 26
DAYS PER YEAR: 70-110 in the last ten years
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 10,000+
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 15-20 hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 5
WW C-PADDLES " " : 4
LIFEJACKETS " " : 4
HELMETS " " : 4
BOOTIES " " : 4
DRYSUITS " " : 0
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 1
THROW ROPES " " : 3
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 5

Is there any statistic yet?