If you are on the smaller side, I recommend the Corsica S.
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He likes them so much, he has a barn full of them. I have a friend who is planning on paddling one on a Middle Fork self-support this summer. It may be good for shorter multi-day trips as well. But, as training run boat, or a boat to help make the step up to paddling a Stinger or Green Boat, it’s a good option. However, it’s too long for the short boat class and too slow/too flat of a deck for the podium in the long boat class. The Corsica is a fun old school boat that fits in between the modern creeker and modern long boats in performance. But, a new set was easily purchased online for under $20. I paddled out with a light pressure on the remnants ziptied in place. One of the original Keepers foot pegs shattered, when I applied a bit of pressure to it while peeling out at the bottom of Kirschbaum (thankfully not earlier in the day). – Age/durability of plastic outfitting is suspect. Even with the narrow knee position and low deck, I was able to sit in the boat all day, without having to get out until… If you’ve got the room, it carves into eddies really well for having such soft edges. I resurfaced like a nuclear submarine in an 1990’s political thriller. – However, the length and lack of rocker didn’t promote a flat landing at Tunnel Falls. I aired it out with a few wide-eyed “Holy shit!”s from the kids in the eddy. The speed helped with the boof on the left-left line in Gore rapid. Probably due to the lack of rocker giving it a long “effective edge” (ski/snowboard term). Almost as fast as a Green Boat or Stinger. The narrow width is not noticeable, due to the big flat area under the seat. A standard/small (depending on brand) sprayskirt fits fine on the cockpit, but needs to be worked into the shallow rim. The footbraces in mine are the easily adjustable and replaceable (more on that later) Keepers style plastic foot pegs/pedals. Seat needed to have some foam glued in for hip pads, and I added an IR backband. Surprisingly comfortable and secure with such small thigh hooks.
“Whoa…Who brought that? Are you gonna paddle that today? Looks huge!” Whispers aside, “What a kook!” “And you have a wood paddle? How long is that?” Thinks, “Yep, a complete kook!” Visual impression to 20 year olds that I paddled with that day: A big flat bow deck that you could land aircraft (or your drone) on. Hardly any rocker whatsoever (it better be fast, otherwise it may boof like a torpedo). Looks fast with an ever so slight keel on the stern (to help track). Looks longer and skinnier than modern creek boats (because it is), but not as long as a Green Boat or Stinger (because it isn’t). But, Gore is practically my “backyard run”.) But for this review, I’ll talk about my run down Gore Canyon at 1300 cfs last September. Perception Corsica specs (from the 1993 catalog) But, this past summer, I had the chance to pick up a big Corsica. But, as we explored the steeper low volume runs of the area, many came to embrace the advantages of these new plastic creek boats.Īs a skinny twenty year old, I originally owned a Corsica S from 1992 to 1994. In the early ‘90s, it was a significant shift (and risk of ridicule) for many paddlers who had always paddled fiberglass to be seen on the river in one of these tupperware “geek” boats. Many Ohiopyle area creek boaters either paddled Corsica’s, Corsica S’s, or T-Canyons as their first plastic creek boat purchase. Later, the cockpit and thigh brace area was enlarged, a bulk head footbrace was added, and it was offered in the Proline version with stiffened pillars. For the first couple of years it still used plastic foot pegs on rails. At the time, it incorporated creeking specific design features such as a short length of 10’ 9”, blunt ends, and a “keyhole” cockpit. The Corsica was Perception’s first true entry into the creek boat category.
The “head of the household” that included the Corsica, Corsica S, Corsica Matrix, Corsica Overflow, and Overflow X. The Corsica! This is the original, the big one. Yet another Perception whitewater kayak review…
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