It's for the wife ![:)]( ":)")
She's 5'6" and weighs 52kg
She finds going upwind in her v7 really tough... She's quite well balanced, though, and reasonably fast and stable in intermediate boats.
Her new boat should also fit me (6'4" 95kg) when I graduate from my current Bluefin, so small cockpits (swordfish, v10l & ses) won't work for now; just a low bow volume boat that she will enjoy for now, until I nick it! (Ok, I'll replace it...)
So we're between the v10s and the stellar SEI - leaning more towards the latter.
What would you suggest?
Or too wide a range for paddler's weight?
She's 5'6" and weighs 52kg
She finds going upwind in her v7 really tough... She's quite well balanced, though, and reasonably fast and stable in intermediate boats.
Her new boat should also fit me (6'4" 95kg) when I graduate from my current Bluefin, so small cockpits (swordfish, v10l & ses) won't work for now; just a low bow volume boat that she will enjoy for now, until I nick it! (Ok, I'll replace it...)
So we're between the v10s and the stellar SEI - leaning more towards the latter.
What would you suggest?
Or too wide a range for paddler's weight?