Surveys
2013
November
F
First Time Kayaker

First Time Kayaker

Hello,

The purpose of this survey is to retrieve information about the experience one faces when starting out in the sport of kayaking.

Please answer the survey questions as if you were buying your first kayak.

1. What is the greatest obstacle you face when buying your first kayak?

I do not have an easy way to transport a kayak.

I do not have space to store a kayak.

I do not know what kind of kayak to buy.

I do not have a place to take a kayak.

2. For your first kayak, you're more interested in:

Flat Water (Calm lakes, bonds, slow rivers)

White Water (Rapids, fast rivers)

Big water (Rough lakes, oceans)

3. Single or Tandem?

Single - one occupant

Tandem - two occupants, often harder to control when used as a single

4. When buying your first kayak, you would be more interested in: What is tracking?

A shorter, easy to maneuver kayak, with poor tracking

A longer, harder to maneuver kayak, with good tracking

No preference

5. You plan to use this kayak for...

General recreation and paddling

Fishing

Photography

Diving

Multi-day expeditions

Other

6. You would purchase a...

Sit-in kayak - traditional style, covers your lower body,

Sit-on-top kayak - leaves you exposed to the elements, wider, slower, more stable than traditional, but is self-bailing and easier to get in and out of

7. Please drag and rank(1^st to 5^th) the following in order of interest, 1 being the highest:

	Drag your choices here to rank them
Origami kayak, a folding plastic skin with plastic ribs, collapses into a portable box Inflatable kayak Modular kayak, which breaks down into several plastic pieces for storage/transportation Standard kayak design, the typical modern example of a kayak made of either plastic or composite Skin-on-frame kayak, specially coated canvas/nylon over collapsible aluminum skeleton

8. Please drag and rank(1^st to 7^th) the following in order of importance, 1 being the highest:

	Drag your choices here to rank them
On-board storage compartments Stability Speed Maintaining straight course Maneuverability Ease of transportation Ease of home storage

9. How important is storage as a kayak feature? You need...

No storage

Some storage

Lots of storage

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