Re: [Paddlewise] FW: 2 Newbie Questions

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From: Chuck Holst <CHUCK_at_multitech.com>
To: 'Paddlewise' <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 1998 10:41 AM
Subject: [Paddlewise] FW: 2 Newbie Questions


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>
>#2 Does anyone kayak with their significant other fairly regularly? How
>do you find keeping pace with one another? Do you enjoy it more or less
>when you kayak with them? Do you prefer kayaking in your own kayak or a
>tandem?
>
>Thanks all,
>Tee
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>I can't imagine paddling a tandem. It would be harder to talk to each
other on the
>water, we would always have to have a partner to go paddling, the tandem
would
>be less maneuverable in tight spots, and it would be harder to store and
load.
>Also, it would make it harder to learn advanced skills such as bracing
and rolling,
>which are a lot of fun once you know how, and one tandem typically can't
carry
>as much gear as two singles.
>
>Chuck Holst


My wife and I paddle a tandem on camping trips and it works great.  No issue
of staying together and more than enough room for 5 days or more, including
carrying fresh fruit aplenty.  We have no trouble talking together (we even
sing together as we roll along)unless the wind is howling.

Jerry

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