>>Dan wrote: >>...if I tip, I just climb right back on, easily. > >I always find that when I stop to think about it, sit-on-tops make a lot >more sense. But, I still ended up selling two of them because I found a >traditional sea kayak a lot more fun. It's difficult to explain why. >Maybe it's the fun of rolling (and the water up the nose?). Or maybe >it's knowing that if we do swim, we get to figure out how to get back >in, and how to get the sprayskirt back on, and how to get the water out >of the boat, and... > >Just think of all the fun that would be missing :-) I understand this--I used to whitewater paddle. But now, I can "freedive" off of my kayak. Try this with a normal sea kayak, and it won't be so simple;-) These boats are awesome for a snorkeler/freediver/scuba diver, because you can pull them with a thin line about 100 feet long ( depth dependent ofcourse), with virtually no drag, compared to a standard dive float or dive flag. And the kayaks are much safer, since they are far more visible to the stupid, ignorant, moronic motor boaters who will practically run over a dive flag <yes, I feel better now>...;-) Regards, Dan *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Mar 18 1998 - 20:26:04 PST
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