Re: [Paddlewise] Sponsons Permission/Assistance

From: Nick Schade <nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 09:18:02 -0500
On Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at 01:06 PM, Kaitlin O'Hara wrote:
> Langmaid suggested that there is no substitute for avoidance of 
> dangerous
> situations and solid paddling skills because training is far better 
> than
> being outside of your boat.  Bob Myers suggested that using California
> Ballast Rocks T with inflated float bags to keep rocks in place was a 
> far
> superior method of achieving temporary stability.  John Winters, naval
> architect and designer of QCC kayaks and Swift canoes, suggested 
> creating
> paddle craft with sufficient stability for reentry.
>

I forget, how do the California Ballast Rocks differ from the Canadian 
Ballast Rocks? And exactly how much faith should we put in research 
that doesn't know when someone is joking.

Nick Schade

Guillemot Kayaks
824 Thompson St
Glastonbury, CT 06033
USA
Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847
http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/

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