Here would be me:
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/sho ... userid=163
the basics: 47 yo caucasion male, 6'1" 189 pounds, living in upper north east TN on Ripshin lake elavation 4000 f, work every other week as a pharmacist at Bristol Regional Medical Center, single but dealing with 5 kids, 4 paddlers-1 teetering and the oldest crewing at Baylor School. Hobbies- Appalachian Trail section hiker of 34 years, 4000 miles under boot covering from Springer Mtn to Harpers Ferry and many other trails in the USA and abroad...also been tinkering with bagpipes for 20 years.
Kayaks:
2 swifties
1 acadia
1 umiak
2 chinooks
1 viscaya
1 sea lion (first kevlar sea lion in USA wooohooo)
1 nordkapp jubilee
1 ws arctic hawk pro
1 necky looksha II
1 qcc 700
1 cd kestrel 120
1 folbot edisto
1 fc wisper
1 unicorn
Place first paddled: Cherokee Lake, TN, Boy Scout camp, canoe 1971
Place last paddled: 2006 Timucuan Historic and Ecological Preserve
Next boat to aquire: Water Field Qaanaaq 512 or the Kestrel 170
Paddling style: Greenland all the way, having taken several classes under G.Stamer,Dubside,Tuner Wilson, etc.
Why am i here at foldingkayaks.org:
granted i do most paddling in either a QCC 700 or the little Kestrel, I am advancing in my Greenland skills in an FC Wisper-having modified the rib behind the cockpit to facilitate the lay back rolls....and hoping other Wisper owners might post here sharing there experiences with this kayak.