How big is your sailboat? I can get into my Guillemot Coastal (not an easy entry boat!) from the deck of my Tartan 30 -- it takes some practice, but if you can enter your kayak from a high dock, you can adapt the balance to alongside a sailboat. Hang your weight off one arm holding onto something secure like a stanchion while you get your knees in position, then shift your weight to the hand on the kayak just aft of the seat (this is the tricky part -- you have to position your hand just inboard of the centerline so you dont inadvertently roll the kayak over when you put some weight on it). The slide your butt into the seat quickly and you are all set. It is easier to do than to describe! --Karl Coplan *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jul 21 2000 - 07:33:01 PDT
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