In a message dated 10/6/98 5:09:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 735769_at_ican.net writes: << On another note, Ari mentioned capsizing his Nordkapp while learning to paddle it. I find it interesting that capsizing seems to be an integral part in learning how to paddle a boat that is reputed to be so seaworthy. It would be interesting to start another thread that defines what characteristics a high performance sea kayak would possess. I wonder if ease of capsize is one of them and wonder if the rest cannot be achieved with more stable boats. >> I have often heard paddlers exclaim that they have paddled so many miles over so many years without ever capsizing, like this is some sort of badge of honor. I capsize on a fairly regular basis. However, these capsizes are not exactly accidental. I believe in order to expand ones limits in a kayak you need to first know what they are. I continually push my limits, and consequently capsize, in order to test my boundaries and try to push my abilities beyond them. This does not mean that I capsize every time I go out. In fact, I can't even remember the last time I had a genuine "accidental" capsize. But I believe that Ari was reflecting on a capsize which occurred in a practice situation. It seems that I read a statistic some years back in Sea Kayaker magazine where it was found that the paddlers of narrow "tippy" boats actually capsized less then the paddlers of wider more stable boats. If this isn't true, then it should be :-) Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Oct 06 1998 - 05:41:15 PDT
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