Thankyou for your responses, paddlewisers. There is a certain subjectivity about zippered skirts it seems. I already use one, but it is a nylon affair and difficult to make watertight, which prompts me to have a Brooks skirt made up. Hang the expense. I do like the ease of access which a centre zip provides as I carry everything, including water bottle, below deck. Sure it is easy to pop an unzippered skirt, but I believe the zip does not compromise the integrity of the skirt, that is, it can be quickly zipped open and shut. If I had to pop my skirt at sea, it would be a two-handed recovery operation and quite frankly not something I would like to do in big water unless it was vital. I have found another advantage in zippered skirts in my environment, which often means launching off beaches in surf. I can quickly hop in to the boat, with the skirt already fitted , zip up, and get paddling while 'unzippered' ! folk are still trying to fit their skirt. Another advantage, again related to my environment, is that a zippered skirt enables you to 'open' up the boat in hot conditions. It can be nice to have a bit of breeze through the cockpit. I recall a PaddleWise thread about a year ago when there was some query about the quality of Brooks skirts. I presume they have lifted their game? Cheers, Peter Rattenbury *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
PJ Rattenbury wrote: > > Thankyou for your responses, paddlewisers. There is a certain > subjectivity about zippered skirts it seems. I already use one, but it is > a nylon affair and difficult to make watertight, which prompts me to have a > Brooks skirt made up. Hang the expense. [snip] > I recall a PaddleWise thread about a year ago when there was some query > about the quality of Brooks skirts. I presume they have lifted their game? Just bought a nylon tunnel/neo deck skirt from them. Seems comparable to Snapdragon, with some aspects of their design much better. Mine is not zippered, however. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 11/14/00 4:24:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, ratten_at_uow.edu.au (Peter Rattenbury) > writes: > I do like the ease of access which a centre zip provides as I carry > everything, including water bottle, below deck. Sure it is easy to pop an > unzippered skirt, but I believe the zip does not compromise the integrity > of the skirt, that is, it can be quickly zipped open and shut. . . . . . . *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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