: Why dream? Get one - mine's for sale -;) I've had grand-total of 1
: person test paddle it for the over a year it's been for sale.
: And that guy was clearly not cuto out for that boat... There is
: another one in NY that has been for sale for a year before I
: bought mine ("demo" with some repairs so price was
: reasonable), that makes it probably over 2 years the guy's been
: trying to sell - and both our asking prices are reasonable, I
: think. just not enough market for this type of
: "transitional racing" kayak - I think folks who would
: buy one usually either move on to something like a surfski from
: there for even more speed or give-up on racing.

: The narrow catch area makes a huge difference. Since it is long-ish
: it is not as narrow as your Cobra I guess. Forgot the exact
: number but it was a few more inches than 12. Still, a lot
: narrower than most sea kayaks of comparable max width.
: Surprisingly, my Perception Sonoma 13.5 has about the same width
: at the catch for me (but I reach half way to the nose of that
: little thing, where it is skinny -;) ).

LOL...if I lived on one of the coasts I'd probably already have one. Here in the midwest they are pretty rare. I've seen one and it was new and once the dealer sold it they never got another.

Driving a thousand miles to buy a boat is a bit over the top even for me . That and I can build one for a heck of alot less money.

Bill H.