Dan wrote; -(SNIP) >(2) Why in the world are you paddling a "completely empty" boat 95% of >the time? Most folks that I know would consider this unsafe, unless you >never venture away from populated shorelines where you can impose on >others (should you need dry clothes, water, first aid, repair supplies, >or other emergency provisions). Is it just me, or do others think that >it is imprudent to paddle a completely empty boat? Not imprudent, but certainly not much fun. I pushed my "completely empty" out into the river this morning and nothing happened. Stood on the shore about thirty minutes waiting. Damned thing wouldn't even roll. Would my boat perform better if it was an Inuit reproduction or maybe it should be a Brit boat? I will ask the professor. Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Sep 17 1998 - 05:08:26 PDT
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