[Paddlewise] Racks, again

Dear Friends:

Jacqueline and I eagerly await the arrival of our Romany Explorers, which
are now being made in Wales.  Until they arrive, we are occupying
ourselves by kayaking in the Mediterranean three times a week, and
practicing for the arrival of Nigel Dennis himself with whom we will
hopefully pass our 4-star BCU certification (I'll still be happy with 3,
but Jacqueline, who by now has a great roll, is pushing for 4).

Yesterday I had a breakthrough, and finally am able to high brace with
ease.  This has taken me a long time to learn.  I have seen descriptions
of this brace in books, and they differ somewhat from each other.  I am
talking about the brace in which you are actually falling over, but you
extend your paddle and brace on the water to right yourself, in a sweeping
motion.  We are getting the sculliing brace down too.

Back to racks.  Thule racks seems to be available here, not Yakima.  I
want to get a Thule, but I am of two minds about the saddles.  There are
times when Jacqueline will need to cartop the Romany Explorer by herself.  
Thule has some kind of side extension bar for this (they call it
"Outrigger Lift Assist"), which I could use with their Hydro-glide Saddle
Carrier or their H2Go Saddle Carrier (any preferences?) but I really can't
see from their website how this extension is supposed to help.  The Yakima
Hully Rollers seem good, but I'm not sure they will fit on Thule
racks.  I'd appreciate any advice here, particularly from women who have
to cartop by themselves.

And while, friends, you are discussing dry-suit neck gaskets, I think I'll
put on Fuzzy Rubber (love that Rapidstyle stuff -- I have no business
connection to Dan Chladek!) and go for a paddle!

With much appreciation for all the great discussions on this list, 

Happy and Peaceful New Year,

Josh
Ra`anana, Israel

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Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum					 Tel: [972] 3-640-6448
Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and		 Fax: [972] 3-641-5802
  African Studies				E-mail:teitelba_at_ccsg.tau.ac.il
Tel Aviv University
Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978  Israel
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