April Wed. 26, 1989 The boat came in the afternoon and my Father and I lifted it up out of the crate, and laid it down in the backyard. I evaluated it silently as my Dad spoke of its quality.
The boat is a Chinook sea kayak made by Aquaterra, sold through the Folbot brochure. Both companies are based in South Carolina. The boat is orange/red and has a length of fifteen feet ten inches, the width is twenty four inches tapering. The kayak has very sleek lines and is shaped like a dart or dagger. It is made out of polyethylene plastic. The kayak has a shallow "v" hull for speed, stability, and tracking. The Chinook is designed by a man named Lee Moyer, and indeed it is a great design.
I chose a sea kayak versus a canoe because they give you speed, stability, and control in rough open water, with high wakes and waves. A canoe is good for portaging, or for two people, instead of solo. Canoes also act like sails in open water.
After looking the boat over for several minutes, I find a few flaws with the craft, but no faults that can't be conquered, what's there is beautiful.
Diary Entry to Mississippi Adventures to the book {Prometheus Lives} by Artist Troy Richard Thomas
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