In a message dated 6/11/2003 1:44:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, kdruger_at_pacifier.com writes: > ... weaker paddlers like my buddies are likely take a double into > conditions where they would not take separate singles. But, if they swamp or capsize > ... then they are in deeper trouble, once inside the boat, than they would be > in separate singles. The total volume of water to be removed from two > swamped singles (both bulkheaded) is smaller. ... ??? I guess this brings us back to the topic of float bags. White water canoeists fill up all the space in their boats (with gear in waterproof bags or with inflated bags) that they do not need for their bodies. The same principle applies to doubles, surely. And now for a quick pet peeve: Sometimes the term "divorce boat" comes up in connection with doubles. I hazard that, if a couple of paddlers cannot work together in a boat, they will have problems working together under all but the most benign circumstances anyway. Paddling doubles may not be for everyone, but those who do so sucessfully experience a dimension of pleasure in the sport that paddling a single seater cannot provide. Best regards, Ralph Ralph C. Hoehn Folding Boat Center P.O. Box 700 Enfield NH 03748 info_at_FoldingBoatCenter.com www.FoldingBoatCenter.com phone: +1-802-649-2555 -- Ralph phone: +1-603-632-9500 -- Alv (yup, they rhyme) *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jun 11 2003 - 14:25:08 PDT
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