Kevin Whilden wrote > I remember hearing about a blanket ban against non-bulkheaded > kayaks in an NZ > kayak club, which I thought was a lousy idea because a seasock/floatbag > combo is just as safe (if not even more safe). When we started sea kayaking the message was that a sea kayak has fore and aft bulkheads by definition - if it doesn't, it isn't a sea kayak (and normally includes a rudder, of course <G>). We belonged to an informal group where it was left up to the trip leader to accept or reject any particular kayak, but never saw any rejected. Neither did I ever see a seasock and/or floatbags in a non bulkheaded kayak, which may explain the ban. Allan Singleton Hamilton NZ Whose Southern Light double has four bulkheads. *************************************************************************** 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 May 29 2001 - 13:54:58 PDT
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