Penobscot Bay, Maine (2002)
Hi Alv,
Just wanted to update you on my Puffin. I’ve recently moved to Maine, so took the Puffin out into Penobscot Bay at the end of October on the day after a storm. The Puffin was such fun to paddle in the remaining swells and the wind driven waves. It is so maneuverable in the waves that it felt like a duck playing around. And the Puffin surfs amazingly well. While the Puffin isn’t a fast boat, it allowed me to comfortably paddle against both tidal currents and wind. I just purchased a British Navy dry-suit to use with the Puffin in Maine in the winter, and with my larger folding kayak in the summer in the arctic. Unfortunately the blaze orange dry suit really clashes with the red and yellow Puffin, but I am highly visible to all the lobster fishermen and the other boaters.
-best
Deborah Walters