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Re: P&H Scorpio and Delphin
Submitted by B <swwparkalliance@aol.com> on 03/Sep/2010 in reply to P&H Scorpio and Delphin posted by BradOO on 03/Sep/2010
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P&H Scorpio – Best In Test
£1249
More Info: www.phseakayaks.com
We’ve already mentioned previously how much we liked P&H’s Cetus composite sea kayak, so when we got our hands on its plastic cousin, the Scorpio, expectations where high. It certainly shared its cousins easy on the eye good looks with sleek lines. Outfitting was good, although again we weren’t keen on the plastic footrests and they were fiddly to adjust. Storage was plentiful with bow, mid-ships and stern bulkheads with hatches and an easy to access day hatch. Once on the water we were pleased to find that the Scorpio shared the Cetus’s excellent handling characteristics. Its rounded hull with a shallow ‘V’ gives it very good manners and its fast and efficient when on the move. Its initial and secondary stability is great and it can be held on edge for turns very easily. The best thing about the Scorpio’s design is how it manages to be great for long open crossings, tracking well and covering the miles, combine that with an ability to handle rougher conditions with ease, even when fully loaded, and that makes it a solid, serious, expedition style boat. But there’s another side to the Scorpio, a playful side that surfs waves and nips nimbly between rocks, caves and sea arches pretty much as well as anything in the test with the exception of the Delphin. It’s highly manoeuvrable for a boat of its type, but less experienced paddlers found its mild mannered friendly feel confidence inspiring and easy to get on with. Add all that together and you get a modern plastic sea kayak design, available in standard or LV versions, with great features and fittings, that pretty much ticks all of the boxes for the majority of sea paddlers, so that’s why it gets our CKUK Best In Test Award
Specs 170 168 LV
Length: 516cm 509cm
Width: 56cm 54cm
Weight: 28.5kgs 25kgs
Volume: 305 litres 285 litres
Max Load: 125 kgs 110 kgs
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