It was kind of fun to really evaluate my rudder a little closer on the outer shores in the steeper, fast paced waves. There's a P&H dealer in Sooke Basin (on the inside) near where I launched on the 6/27 trip. I was out there Sunday in the Basin with a paddler friend, new to kayaking (a recovering brain injury cyclist I knew previously from the medical profession). We spent some time in the westerlies (she hadn't been in waves much before), as well as in some protected, gentle coves with moving water entrances. I also helped her to learn how to skull over on her side - something she doesn't get much exposure to with the club paddles of late. With all that, we ran a bit late returning , otherwise I was going to try out a P&H Quest -- and give it's skeg a try. I'm not sure how well behaved the Quest is, but assume it has a loose stern which will allow me to evaluate weathercocking and lee cocking comparisons with my Nordkapp. I haven't actually paddled a skegged kayak in wind, ever, so I'll try to get out in some rough stuff with it shortly, though I can't do any really rough stuff until my underarm jacket rash heals from the harsh paddle on 6/27 (still VERY sore, dang). It's also kind of fun to utilize the windsurfer net's information, especially as they tend to windsurf north or south of Race Rocks, but not actually in the vicinity where the real wind is: http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=133&geographicalAreaID=1&siteID=545&Isection=Current+Wind I'll be trying some 40 knot westerly runs soon, but with the flood (as opposed to the more dangerous ebb). As I have a rudder, I don't think I'm allowed to participate in the CoyoteCo Columbia River runs they do in high winds, but heck, open water, solo, is way more fun anyway (sorry Mitch, just kidding!). Doug Lloyd Victoria BC > Doug: > Really liked the write-up of your day trip 27/6/04. > Cheers, PT. *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 06 2004 - 22:07:15 PDT
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