Well, I didn't think it was possible. Took some friends out to kayak. Small man made lake, flat calm, put them in the big stable rotomolded double. Told them to keep their bodies upright. 30 feet from shore, they capsize. There were no waves, no wake, just glass smooth water. Some people are not meant to kayak... My wife and I had taken the same kayak out as clueless newbies in rougher water (Puget Sound, complete with boat and ferry wakes, wind and waves) and marveled at how stable that double was... Either that, or it was mother daughter bickering, the dysfunctional family. We got them back to shore and back in the boat, and they were able to paddle around for awhile without another capsize. Still a good reminder to be careful with newbies. After getting used to the relatively protected waters of Puget Sound, it was still really weird to be in flat calm water on a small lake. The Pygmy Coho is seeming more stable all the time. dave -- Dave Uebele (daveu_at_sptddog.com) Spotted Dog Systems http://sptddog.com/daveu.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 15 1999 - 10:12:18 PDT
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