richard wrote: > > A friend of mine told me of a trip he took to Australia some years > ago. While he > was there he went kayaking with a group and a guide. When it came time > to > land through the surf the guide went in first, left his kayak on the > beach, swam > back out and brought each of the other kayaks in through the surf one > at a time > by holding on to the stern of their kayaks. > > Richard M. This seems to be an Aussie thing as what I mentioned last week about the military using it there for getting in their heavily laden double folding kayaks. It is so much their thing, that the rudder has a padded cutout for the swimmer to hold on to while acting as a sea anchor when helping the boat in. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 Nov 10 1998 - 05:04:04 PST
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