Doug Lloyd wrote: > The story ran for a few minutes and was reasonably well balanced. The > newscaster emphasized that the kayaks were recreational models not > intended for rough water ocean paddling. The camera cut to Ocean River > Sports and commentary from the owner, Brian Henry. He again emphasized > that these recreational kayaks were intended for lake paddling in > pond-like conditions, and the best way to deal with trouble in this type > of kayak is to simply stand up and walk to shore, which obviously means > one shouldn't be using this type of craft out from the shoreline. Brian > also emphasized the point that recreational kayaks are not sold with > floatation, as they are not intended to be used where sinking would be > an issue (or something like that). He actually said that? Hard to imagine renting any watercraft without enough flotation to allow reentry and bailout. Canoes, skiffs, etc., need that. A recreational kayak can sink in 7 feet of water, and there won't be any "walking to shore" from there. Not many lakes are as uniformly shallow as 4-5 feet. In any case, try "walking" to shore in 4 feet of cold water ... even swimming to shore in cold water could be a trial. They put flotation in the recreational kayks rented locally. Sprayskirts, no. -- 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 Apr 16 2002 - 09:29:08 PDT
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