> Thank you all for advising on Arctic Tern - hard decision because I have
> not had the opportunity to paddle a hard chined boat before. Has anybody
> seen a professional review of this boat? I know it is a relatively new
> design so maybe none of the major reviewer's have had a chance to look at
> it. Also - has anybody tried both Arctic Tern vs Coho? Any feelings about
> the two? I am especially worried about spending so much time and money and
> finding that the will feel too large for me (5 foot 7inches, 150 lbs).
> Opinions?

Hi there!

Sea Kayaker should be printing up a review of the Arctic Tern shortly. I know this because I wanted to test paddle Pygmy's Arctic Tern, but it was away for a bit because they were out putting it through the paces. They did this about 5 weeks ago.

I ended up buying the Tern, built it in 4 weeks (still awaiting final sanding and varnishing), and then "hung it up" in the garage after one paddle because my son was born last week! I loved the first trial though! I've been a sea kayak guide in the past several years, so have got to paddle a lot of different boats, and I love the feel of this boat. I look forward to paddling it more in the next few weeks!

Happy Paddling everybody!

Jerry