Shopping for first OC-1 for my wife. She is 5'4", and weights 95-100lbs. Looking for general Brand recommendations for OC-1 to fit her small size. All around canoe, paddling flat water/small down wind. Aloha!
Submitted by mauipaddle on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 3:58pm
Mauipaddle, you could check out John Martin's Naia Iki. Aloha
#1 Fri, 01/07/2011 - 6:17am
Pegasus or Pueo.
#2 Fri, 01/07/2011 - 6:25am
try out the pe'a
#3 Fri, 01/07/2011 - 8:04am
naia iki..perfect for smaller people. i have a fiberglass and carbon iki. i have no problem loading it onto my truck by myself. it is a great ride.
#4 Fri, 01/07/2011 - 8:05am
Hurricane is ideal, goes without question. Also check out the Helium, coming soon to Hawaii by Foti Bros. see www.allwave.it
#5 Sat, 01/08/2011 - 8:25pm
Helium fast like a va'a, responsive like an oc1.
#6 Sun, 01/09/2011 - 7:14am
sounds like you are on Maui. In any case try each of the suggested OC1s mentioned. See Wendall at TriPaddle on MAui- he has both the Hurricane and Pegasus. Get what is most comfortable. Peg rocks in the surf. See the MAliko video on the KAi Waacom website or it may be in the archives here on OCPaddler.
#7 Sun, 01/09/2011 - 10:04pm
ciao,
you can see a little video about Helium
ciao
Roberto
#8 Mon, 01/10/2011 - 5:03am
Nice vid. But I have a question about it. WHy do you need a rudder to paddle in that water? If you want to be fast like vaa then just paddle vaa. And for the original poster, you might want to think about what Jr, Kai, Keizo, Mike Giblin, Beenie Heen, Steve Blyth, and John Martin have to say too, and not just the three guys above me. Not counting paddlefasts cpmment.
#9 Mon, 01/10/2011 - 9:46am
paddleleaks that video has been made in mediterranean sea and belive me that day it was pretty flat but we have wind and waves pretty frequently....and that's the reason why we want have a rudder.
About va'a and speed i guess faster you can be happier you will be.....
Anyway i just wanted to share my personal experience about a canoe that is pretty unknown and i guess at the moment almost unavailable out of Europe.
#10 Tue, 01/11/2011 - 3:43am
For her size I REALLY wouldn't recommend a Pueo, she'd struggle with the size. While it is a good boat, Kamanu has yet to cater to the Wahine market. If you are on Maui, I'd suggest like the others. John Martin Naia Iki, however, those are becoming more and more rare seeing as how he has recently stopped shaping. Other than that, get in touch with the Bartlett's, cause they have an awesome line of boats for all sized riders. Go for the Pegasus, or the Scorpius XS if you can get your hands on one. they will all be pricey, so patience is key.
#11 Tue, 07/26/2011 - 11:09pm
There's a lot of women (all sizes) that are paddling Pueos here in SoCal and they are making those boats fly!
#12 Wed, 07/27/2011 - 4:29am
Pueo too big for Wahines? It seems like it's about the same size as pegasus or hurricane. The only boats that are possibly too large would be the large size scorpius, and the Zephyr. The Zephyr is too much volume for anyone, from what I've seen : )
#13 Wed, 07/27/2011 - 6:00pm
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#14 Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:20am
@jim i had to get a Fuzion because the Zephyr didn't have enough volume...lol!
#15 Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:06pm
Osprey
#16 Wed, 08/03/2011 - 9:17pm
since your on maui, either a pegasus or a pueo. i have a fuze, and im thinking of selling it to get one of those boats
#17 Thu, 08/04/2011 - 12:51am
ciao,
now some our model of canoes is available to test in Hoau, you can contact Paddlers Sport International,
Foti Bros or Kalani Irvine.
there is Helium, Gecko and Cx ( surfski )
follow a little video regarding our Race.
ciao from Italy
Roberto
#18 Sun, 08/07/2011 - 5:35am
what did you finally get your wife? If first canoe, Pegasus (used) would be the smartest buy.
#19 Sun, 08/07/2011 - 8:12am
She got a used Hurricane and is enjoying it very much.
Aloha!
#20 Sun, 08/07/2011 - 9:19am
Hurricane is a good choice. She should have fun.
#21 Sun, 08/07/2011 - 7:31pm