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Wavelength Magazine
FALL 2009
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a sporty little compact carboasting lots of stock features at abudget price – fun for the owner, butlikely snubbed by sports car purists. That is,until one stops to look under the hood. And so it goes with the Delta 16 – asporty little compact kayak that, for lack of a better phrase, comes tripped out with enough standard features to raise aneyebrow or two. And the package may beenough – just maybe – to entice fans of themore traditional Brit boats to take a look at what the 16 has to offer.Members of the South Island SeaKayaking Association (SISKA), BC's newestpaddling club, were offered the chance tolook under the hood and kick the tires asthis issue's guest reviewers. And as shouldbe expected for a start-up Brit-style boat,in thermoform no less, the reviews were allover the map. The boat's creator, Mark Hall, dubs it the"full-frontal lobotomy for the British CanoeUnion." And it's certainly a departure for amanufacturer known to make predictableand stable boats. At just 22 inches wide, it'sthe narrowest of the Delta offerings, with
the t tailored for the smaller to medium-
sized paddler.It's the level of experience the boatis designed to attract where views vary most widely. Delta tells us it's for anintermediate to advanced paddler. But a few key reviewers – among the most veteranof SISKA's considerably experiencedmembership – thought differently, labelling the 16 more on the level for beginner tointermediate paddlers.Let the controversy begin!Perhaps the most compelling review came from one guest kayaker, DorotheaHoffman, a female used to a narrow boatand one of the smaller-sized reviewers for which the boat was designed."At 5’4”, 135 lbs, I am a woman whousually prefers my 19 inch wide boat. But it
 was quick and easy to adjust the boat to t
my smaller frame, and I felt very secure andconnected with the boat," she says.
 A new t kit that will allow slender
kayakers to adjust the seating to size willtake that comfort one step further.
Rw 
 
Length Beam Depth Cockpit Total storage Weight
16' 22" 12" 32.5"L x 16"W 371.1 L 50 lbs
D 16 spcs
Sweet
(Delta)
16
SISKA's Michael Jacksontries the 16 of theChatham Islands nearVictoria, BC.
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