Slate River Kayaks Sells Nyami Nyami Tandem Whitewater Kayaks"
From: heineman@alum.mit.edu (Robert K. Heineman)
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Subject: Re: Any more news on the Nyami Nyami
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 04:58:50 GMT
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I recently had my first trip in a Nyami Nyami, and am a converted fan.
We boated Westwater at 5000 CFS. I had bow duty (Mike owned the
boat). While Mike was part of the original design team, this post is
entirely unbiased. I steadfastly refuse to kiss his ass.
Anyway, the Nyami Nyami is totally cool. In the past, rafts have
laughed at me when I rammed them in my kayak. In the quarter ton
battering ram, we could send them lurching two feet in the direction
of our choice. Kayakers in eddies, rather than assaulting me with
off-color epithets of derision, instead cowered in fear.
The boat is incredibly stable. And roomy. At 240 lbs, not many boats
get the comfy fit seal of approval from me. This one does. It rolls
very easily, as long as the slow roller joins in within a second of
the eager beaver. I was more than content with only a single practice
roll. Mike says that, with a normal sized bow paddler, the stern
paddler can roll both.
We only had one combat roll. After a phenomenal ender below Last
Chance, (so I'm told -- I was the underwater fulcrum point and, being
sensible, had my eyes, nose, mouth, and ears closed), our next attempt
was less than perfect. I was set up and waiting . . . waiting . . .
although we had agreed that Mike would initiate, I finally said,
"screw it" and just went for the roll. Mike wasn't close to being set
up (he was smack on the eddy line) but joined in enough to get up with
no problem.
The only down side I could see was for short people in the bow. When
front surfing, a wall of water rises up. It caught me in the
mid-chest to lower chin area. If shorter, breathing could be a
problem.
I know where I want to spend my next ten benjis -- a steal for the
price.
"Scott Bristow" wrote:
>Chuck sold his!!!!!
>Joe and I where planning on Section 4 Saturday and the Green Narrows Sunday
>in it this weekend. I called Chuck and he had SOLD it. After calling him
>a sniveling wusbucket with no right to sell his boat when I wanted to paddle
>it, I hung up on him :)
>Supposedly he is getting another very soon. When he does I will spend some
>more time in it. I really liked it and it makes a great duo. I really
>don't have much to add since my last post.
>Comparing it to the Topo Duo..... as far as paddling differences my time
>in a Topo has been short so I can't say that much. The Nyami is shorter
>which I liked and it's plastic is much thicker. They claim 75 pounds for
>the Nyami. I think that when we had two people carrying it we where both
>carrying 75 pounds. Of course with a boat this big I think that is a good
>thing. More plastic to keep the boat in good shape.
>I just realized that the last Topo I paddled was out of the old HTP. Those
>where famous for flexing and oilcanning to a scary degree. Has anyone
>heard if the new Coex plastic they are using fixed this?
>If anybody has a Nyami Nyami they want to let me borrow I promise you good
>pictures from the Green Narrows. Heck I think I could even scrounge up
>some good video.
>Scott Bristow
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