Re: [Paddlewise] What is performance any

From: Larry Edwards <72037.3607_at_compuserve.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 15:36:05 -0400
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Bob Denton wrote, re: Nordkapp trip aborted after capsize ...

>> The issue here may have been lack of experience in that
   particular boat. My first day in my Nordkapp I was afraid
   to paddle through boat wakes ...

    He was quite experienced in the Nordkapp.  I believe fatigue
and confused seas were a primary factor.  Not having seen the kayak
on departure or arrival, I also wonder whether it may have been
loaded down enough that final stability was compromised to a degree
(i.e. due to reduced freeboard).

-- Larry Edwards
   Baidarka Boats
   http://execpc.com/~bboats

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