Doug and All, > 1. I was surprised to hear a sore butt wasn't part of the misery. The > long-range paddling I've done in the past was always accompanied by a very > sore rear end. Did the carved minicell seat do the trick, or was there other > strategies to alleviate what surly must have been some circulation > impairment? The custom carved foam seat has been fine tuned over time and helped, but I think the more important thing is alternating the pumping of the legs with each stroke. My knees alternate going up and down with each stroke cycle. This technique seems to help keep up the circulation in the legs and butt, kind of like opening and closing the fingers keeps up the circulation and avoids stiffness in the fingers, wrists and forearms. > 2. Did the custom skeg you modified into place help in the quartering rear > seas as well as expected? I was wanting a bit of feedback on the > modification now that you have had a chance to test yourself with the > changes. I wouldn't actually call my hull modification a skeg. I just reduced the rocker in the last few feet. Photos of the modification can be seen at www.rollordrown.com/hmod.html. The kayak weathercocks only slightly in a beam wind, but a quartering sea from behind still broaches it like any other kayak. Steve (in his Falcon 18) and I were comparing how the conditions were pushing our kayaks around, and they seemed to respond the same. I have no plans to adjust the modification. It's dialed in pretty much where I want it for the most versitility. > 3. Did you suffer any ill effects within the next few days upon completion > of the trip? On the morning of the first day of the trip, I started to get a sore throat. The day afterward finishing the trip, I had a full blown cold, but my daughter had been sick two weeks before and my wife the week before. After getting eight hours sleep afterwards, I felt perfectly fine sleep wise, but for a couple of days I could tell my mind wasn't quite as sharp as normal, which could have been caused in part by the cold and in part by the night without sleep. I had some really tired (not quite sore) muscles for two days after the trip, but since then I have felt fully recovered. By far I think the sleep depravation was much worse than the mileage. > Thanks again Duane. Most folks get tired after a 12nm paddle. Way to go! Hey, I feel tired after a lot of 12nm paddles too. It's all about how you pace yourself and what you have yourself psyched up to do that day. Duane Who plans to approach the sport a bit more recreationally, at least for a little while! www.rollordrown.com/hm.html *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Apr 04 2003 - 23:07:19 PST
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