Wayne Smith wrote: > How do you get out of a kayak?? > What I try to do is: Pop the skirt, feet out and overboard, when I get to > shore, Lift myself out of the boat (Triceps Exercise) or sit on the back of > the boat - Invariably, the boat on land is more unstable than in the water. > When the boat touches land, I get top heavy and over I go. If the kayak is bridging between land and the water surface, with most of the load supported at the ends of the kayak, it is inherently unstable. The yak gets into this position if you hit the beach with some speed, which jams the nose up onto shore. Couple choices: 1. Try to just gently touch the land, and then get out. Your feet will get wet, but this is a more stable position. 2. Sidle up to the beach sideways, and then get out your normal way. This only works on sloping beaches, and is a poor choice if there is much chop or any shorebreak. 3. As in 2. above, but use the paddle across the back deck to support yourself as you lever yourself up, per the detailed instructions John Fereira posted. -- 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jan 09 2001 - 09:04:32 PST
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