Comments for Review: Epic V10 Surf Ski at http://www.surfski.info , comment 0 to 9 out of 9 comments http://www.surfski.info Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:26:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/95/156/#pc_162 Good assesment ( the above comment). One has to see an advantage of the V-10 with it being at least as fast as the Fenn but by all acounts significantly more stable and beyond a shadow of a doubt more comfortable when compared to the Fenn. With all that being said wouldn\'t the advantages only get better as the race went on with less energy spent on staying upright. - Guest Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:42:09 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/95/156/#pc_158 While it is very tempting to try make direct comparisons of the flatwater speeds of skis I am not sure that this is really meaningful. My top flat water sprint speed in both a V10 and carbon Millenuim as measured by a Garmin 301 were almost identical at 15.8km/h. My average times in both skis over a 4.5km time trial course differ very little. BUT my relative racing results in the V10 are dramatically better - about 3 mins in the hour if I compare results to my usual markers. Logically given the better stability of the V10 one would have thought that the advantage would greatest in rough conditions but the opposite seems to hold. By far and away my best racing results have been in flattish conditions and the very best where the course had a downwind leg with small runs. I do reasonably well into wind and chop but am clearly at my relative worst in big downwind conditions. This I attribute to the large tail volume which can make the ski a bit of a handful in a large following sea. At the end of the day it really boils down to how effciently you can paddle the ski. The small percentage differences in hull speed between the top racing skis can pale into insignificance if you suffer increased energy leakage through iregular paddle strokes. - Guest Wed, 22 Feb 2006 23:08:15 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/95/156/#pc_142 I Tested a V-10 against a Fenn in no wind slack tide condtions over a 250m course marked by GPS with a 301 garmin on board and a buddy to start me with a stopwatch and this is what we found. The v-10 beat the Fenn by 1-2 seconds on two of the 4 peices. The other two times were identical. It should also be noted that I did the first 4 legs on the Fenn. Rest time of 2-3 minutes between reps. with a 5 min rest between each set. What it felt like was the Fenn was fast right out of the whole and essentially stayed that way. The V-10 seemed to take 3-4 strokes to get it moving and them would glide on top of the water and then felt really fast. It did not surprise me that the first two on the v-10 were faster. It should also be noted that by no way is this an endorsement or should be implied as one. Just a paddler in search of the perfect ski. P.S. I own 1 of each and go back and forth all the time on the skis that is. - Guest Sun, 19 Feb 2006 07:26:29 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/95/156/#pc_93 >> Is Dale able to assist Ask him - send me an email (rob@surfski.info) and I\'ll pass it on to him. Rob - Guest Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:32:43 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/95/156/#pc_90 Is Dale able to assist with the fairing design for a ultra carbon V10? I was also considering vacuum infusing a similar fairing for my V10 that is on order, but it would be easier to find an available one. I am trying to nut out having a solid foot brace whilst saving weight. - Guest Tue, 14 Feb 2006 05:59:57 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/95/156/#pc_89 I would guess that a lighter paddler(70-75kg) would have less hull in the water, essentially lowering the water line and making for a relatively fast boat. As a mid order paddler I find I can average about 11-12km/hr over a 18km distance on flat water in the Mako, inclusive of shallows and varying windy conditions. I would be keen to see comparative speeds too. But, all being equal I agree that sacrificing a bit of speed for stability will only have a slight if infact any negative impact on a paddlers overall performance. And the V10 looks smart! - Guest Tue, 14 Feb 2006 05:31:37 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/95/156/#pc_62 I would love to hear your results on flat water as I haven\'t heard of any paddler going faster on flat water with a Mako, which has much shorter waterline!!!!!!!! Let me know how much faster over 500 meters the Mako was against the V10. - Guest Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:18:51 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/95/156/#pc_31 V10 very nice seat,good in big waves,in flat water not even close to the fenn mako.The v10 have too much boat in the water specially in the aft section of the boat.Very stable in big bumps. - Guest Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:51:15 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/95/156/#pc_21 One issue highlighted has been that the rudder cable string is not very secure at the peddles and tends to slip. A simple and cheap solution is to use 2 shirt buttons as a \"cleat\" on each peddle. Where the cable string comes through the peddle, feed it through two of the holes in the \"buton\'. This acts as a lock. Works brilliantly and costs a few cents. - Guest Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:19:25 +0100