> . And don't expect to find any > >closed deck kayaks down en los Cabos. All SOT's...so bring a folder if > >you're taking the airline down. > > That seems to be fairly common in warm water environment especially with > outfitters which get a predominantly inexperienced clientele. When I > visited Kauai a couple of years ago it took me almost a week before I could > find a closed cockpit boat and they refused to rent it to me because the > claimed I wouldn't be able to get back in if I capsized. Los-Cabos and Cabo-San-Lucas are mostly hotel strips; in fact it's one strip 30 km long or so. Naturally, they cater for inexperienced hotel clientele that never sat in any kayak before, not to mention any rolls. Smaller towns like Loreto or La PAz must have outfitters with closed cockpit kayaks (likely, plastic ones). Own folding kayak makes a lot of sense for traveller without a camper. 2-3 week kayak rentals may easily cost $600-900, pretty close to purchasing a cheap folder like Folbot Aleut, for ex. And shuttling 2 hardhsell kayaks from La Paz to Loreto - about 5 hours - is both an expense and additional problem to deal with. Not that I'm trying to convert anybody into folders, particularly into Folbot Aleut, although cheap and stable, but likely the slowest folder on the market. Alternatively, there is a discontinued K-light by Feathercraft for $700-900 used ones - closed cockpit, same 12 ft length but not that wide. Should be OK for those who got used to 25" hardshells. And if money isn't a problem (and no train/bus legs of the journey), than costly, heavy and bulky bags with Klepper would be the best bet, IMHO. P.S. I've though of Hawaii too - but kayaking there with ocean tradewinds seems to be more dangerous than in Baja, even on the south coast. Alex. *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 11 2003 - 18:48:57 PST
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