Doug wrote: - >...If I get spun to a broach trying to launch, > I'll roll over on my strong side if I can, > then try to spin the kayak..... >G'Day and thanks Doug, Much appreciated. I've tried the method you suggest for correcting a launch and it works well. Is it only applicable to a tight cockpit boat? I can imagine it would be hard to tilt over on the beach otherwise. I'm taking a trip this week, which may see an opportunity to try the disembarkation. Another question. Why is the non offside brace side nearest the beach, did I get that part right? All the best, PeterO< Better strength that side (by that I mean I lean the boat over onto my stronger side if possible. Any of these more unorthodox manoeuvres are done at one's own risk though, in terms of propensity for shoulder injury. Also, don't forget the original context of my reply, which was specific to dumping surf on a steep beach, as the subject header states. A tight fit helps every aspect of surfing a kayak, but I'm sure it disembarkation would be easier with a keyhole cockpit for surf landings on a difficult beach, than my ocean cockpit. I was looking at a P&H Quest today at a dealer out in Sooke (north of Victoria). Looks like a fine kayak, with good storage (more than say a Gulfstream), a good balance between manoeuvrability for surf zones and tracking in open seas - with a keyhole cockpit. Looks a bit more steady than a Legend (another kayak I may consider strongly as a replacement for my Nordkapp). It would be interesting indeed to try out some of the Aussie boats in the surf one day, too. I headed out to Jordan River for some kayak surfing today, but turned back half way as I was feeling crummy. One thing I have learned over the years is to not kayak surf if I'm not feeling 100%. Have fun Peter. Doug Lloyd Victoria BC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever can be said at all can be said clearly and whatever cannot be said clearly should not be said at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 21 2003 - 22:32:49 PDT
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