um... short is where it's at and don't let anyone tell you otherwise! wanna paddle? drop me a line. boats i've owned: prijon fly eskimo nano pyranha sub 7 liquidlogic scooter liquidlogic huck now for a list of rivers (or very small portions of rivers) that i have paddled: shenandoah (VA) shenandoah, south fork (VA) potomac (VA,MD) north (VA) james (VA) maury (VA) west (VT) sacandaga (NY) new (WV) gauley (WV) yough (PA) connecticut (VT,NH) black (VT) dry (VA) cache la poudre (CO)