<Has anyone tried towing kayaks behind a power boat? I'm assuming they would be empty and with cockpit covers. What is a maximum reasonable speed to tow a kayak (or rule of thumb)? What happens if you exceed reasonable speed, can a kayak "plane" or does it just start spinning and thrashing on its tow rope as it self destructs? We towed a couple of sit-on-top plastic kayaks behind a 51 foot sailboat in calm waters in NZ last February, 4-5 knots tops. No problem. But I didn’t feel comfortable towing them in open sea conditions so didn’t try. I wouldn’ t venture towing anything other than plastic SOTs. Andy *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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