Re: [Paddlewise] Reenter - attach skirt and roll

Another concern with this maneuver -- at least for me -- is something I
hadn't noticed with my kayak [Current Designs Solstice ST] until it was too
late.  The back side of the coaming on this boat is so close to the deck
there's not enough clearance to slip the skirt's bungi knot into the space
underneath.  An absolutely horrendous design that makes getting the skirt on
when you're upright and in calm water a royal pain ...  Can't imagine what
it would be like submerged, upside down and in rough water!  But I guess
I'll give it a shot some day!!!  Hard to believe, though, that this
condition would exist on a $2,400 "state-of-the-art" kayak [at least in my
mind].  And had I noticed this obvious design flaw prior to buying, I'd be
the proud owner of a Romany.  So be it ...

Anyone else having to tangle with such a problem?

Jim Tynan
Pike Road AL
http://home.att.net/~kayakbound

"It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear."
                                                               ~ Henry David
Thoreau (1817-1862)

-----Original Message-----
From: John C. Winskill <johncw_at_narrows.com>
To: JWare <jware_at_virtualm.com>
Cc: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Reenter - attach skirt and roll


>> I guess I'd have to agree with this not being high on my list of options.
>> I've been practicing the reenter/attach skirt/roll up in the pool lately
>> (including last night) and while I have the maneuver down in a nice warm,
>> clear pool (goggles and nose clip too) it seems like tossing in cold or
dark
>> water, waves and wind might greatly reduce the success rate.


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