Comments for Surfski Review: Think Legend at http://www.surfski.info , comment 0 to 10 out of 10 comments http://www.surfski.info Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:34:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/694/156/#pc_2315 I paddled the legend yesterday,May 4th, for 1hr and 15 minutes in small 1 ft chop wind driven waves here in New England. I enjoy the cockpit design of the Evo and Legend. While my s1x special and Mako 6 are very comfortable also, the Think cockpits are really comfortable. I found the initial stability excellent. Albeit small conditions, I liked how the Legend handle. You can lean it over on that chine and it sits right there. Tracking was excellent with little input from the rudder. It absorbed the side chop. I could feel the acceleration downwind. It was hard for me to compare the speed since I was super tired. I paddled my Mako 6 shortly after I paddle the Legend and felt tired in it also. So I was the sluggish one and not the boats. Although tiny conditions, I felt I got a good feel for the boat. I am looking forward to trying it again in the next several weeks, hopefully in bigger conditions. Wesley Echols, Newport, Ri - wesley Mon, 05 May 2008 13:28:27 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/694/156/#pc_2314 At risk of upsetting Don further about commenting on the performance of the Legend on non-open water conditions I'll respond to Kenneth's curiousity about how the Legend paddles on flatwater. I had the pleasure of racing the Legend today in Day 1 of the Think International Surfski Challenge, a 2 day competition between US and Canadian paddlers within the Pacific Northwest region, http://surfskibc.wordpress.com/. Before today I'd paddled the Legend 1 other time for about 2 minutes...and I was far from impressed with it...for some reason it just didn't feel right to me, perhaps more because it felt different from what I was used to paddling...I dunno. But today the boat felt fantastic, despite getting to the start late so had to skip a real warm up. The race was on a lake with very little wave action on the day...real flatwater conditions. I found the Legend to have a nice cruising speed, was able to hold 11.5-12 km/h for most of the 20 km race, which is a good speed for me. For the past couple months I've been paddling a Robberg Express and I certainly noticed a difference in speed today in the Legend. I found the seating position very comfortable...I'm feeling no ill effects of having just raced for 1hr 43min or so in a ski I'd not paddled before...but of course this is going to be different for almost everyone. Not sure how useful is that info...but there it is. - Jeff Raymond Sun, 04 May 2008 08:41:52 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/694/156/#pc_2313 I'm curious to see how the Legend does in FLAT water; John Dixon has shown me how much turbulence (= drag) is created by the sharp, hard chine, especially in calm / moderate condtions. His S1-A design is very flat-bottomed with rounded chines, and it is very fast in both flat and downhill conditons - witness it's wins on the W. Coast. I would bet the Legend WILL be quite fast on big waves - assuming it actaully planes. Weeeehaaaa! Us Hawaii guys are waiting! Let's go paddling! Ken - Kenneth Moore Sun, 04 May 2008 05:24:26 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/694/156/#pc_2307 I like the reference to "Dixon-esque tweaks" in the review. How many surfskis have been inspired by John Dixon's pioneering work on hull designs? The list is growing...The Legend looks cool, and I hope it turns people on. Everything is a compromise when it comes to speed and stability. The idea of an edge to lean on in rough water is a good one, but a similar effect is produced with the stability curves on Dixon designs without using chine. The mystery of how different hulls will handle and perform in open water will be with us forever it seems. The key is finding some good downwind surf! -Kenny 8) - Kenny Howell Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:53:41 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/694/156/#pc_2301 Very interesting to see a major designer break the mould - so to speak - and produce a hard chine racing hull. I can only comment on the ski I made out of ply - which had to have a hard chine and flat bottom - downwind it is a different boat. She is hard work on flatwater but with a swell behind it comes into its own. I look forward to reading a full review of how the Legend preforms downwind in the ocean. Regards Stephen - Stephen Kelly Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:47:51 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/694/156/#pc_2300 Hello all, I think that Brandon's review makes it clear the conditions were not ideal for testing the wave surfing ability of the boat, but it is still fair to comment on comfort, speed, maneuverability, and design differences. Will has already posted earlier that the boat surfs like a bat out of Hell. As to some earlier designs like the Chalupski having a flat hull, that's just wrong. I have one here at my house, and it does not get much more like a cylinder. Having said that, the V10 is flatter on the bottom than the Legend, but it does not have the hard chine. Best regards, Daryl - Daryl Remmler Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:06:05 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/694/156/#pc_2298 "Historically, Surfski hull shapes have stayed true to the "half cylinder" cross section that is so synonymous with speed. " Actually early generation ocean racing skis (as opposed to spec) can be pretty much characterized as having fairly pronounced flattish bottom sections (Chalupskis, Rose Skis etc). - Ritchie Cunningham Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:59:25 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/694/156/#pc_2297 it's all rather pointless until the boat is tested in open water conditions. Point taken. There will be a Legend at Molokai - hopefully we'll get a taste of it in downwind/open ocean conditions... - Rob Mousley Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:01:13 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/694/156/#pc_2296 Can we get a real review of the boat? Nice to know what Brandon et al "think" (pun intended) the boat will do, but it's all rather pointless until the boat is tested in open water conditions. So, nice ad, but let's not call this a review! - doncraigdesign Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:40:46 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/694/156/#pc_2295 I dunno seeing a surfski in a duckpond does'nt seem right :) - superted Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:54:33 +0100