Had me going to ... but really: Does it help to have a bit of weight in the "hold"? As a side note; When I was in the Navy the deck guys once sent a new guy looking for "50 feet of the best shore line you can find" and the guy was gone for most of the day... while going from one shop to another... of course next we sent the next guy for a "flag pole cover"... ;-) Kayaking = IMHO one of the only "sports" that combines brawn _and_ brain. cya Tom Patrick Necky Dolphin RE:I don't mean to laugh at Scott's expense, but perhaps we could make this >Ballast Rocks (tm) discussion an annual event. You know...see who can be >the first to lure a new lister out into the open, a sort of annual fall >festival of initiation?....eg: "fall is here, when the serious kayaker's >thoughts turn to changing foliage, crisp air and finding ballast rocks for >the winter" *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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