On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 11:22:04PM -0700, Doug Lloyd wrote: > Tom said: >> The cockpits look like keyholes, not ocean style. Does anyone know the >> thinking on that choice? > Either expedition or local waters use, the pros and cons of various > cockpit arrangements are the same. I believe the current BCU > school-of-thinking would advocate for a cockpit that provides quick > egress yet good solid ensconcement. Only a white-water keyhole > cockpit shoehorned into a sea kayak can provide for these two > objectives. I don't get to play much in surf, yet alone with a boat loaded down with the gear required for an expedition, but in reading through some of Chris Duff's "Southern Exposure" (particularly the part about the surf landing where he trashed the hell out of his NDK Explorer), I can't imagine trying to do a trip that required these type of landings with an ocean cockpit. I have more than enough trouble trying to get my 36" inseam legs out of a decent size keyhole cockpit reasonably quickly as it is, let along trying to figure out how to do so with an ocean cockpit. I can't imagine any amount of experience would help much there. *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jun 05 2003 - 23:58:02 PDT
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