This is from the ABC (Australian Broadcast corporation) Last Update: Sunday, March 13, 2005. 9:00am (AEDT) Man killed in kayaking accident An ambulance officer has died in a kayaking accident on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. The 34-year-old Sunshine Coast paramedic was kayaking with a friend at Coolum Beach when a large wave capsized their three-metre craft. Police say the two men were trying to right the boat when they were hit by several more waves in the rough surf. It is understood the Maroochydore paramedic was knocked unconscious and was not wearing a life jacket at the time. Police say his friend swam to shore and raised the alarm. A local lifeguard in a jetski found the man and brought him ashore, but attempts to revive him failed. URL for the story http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1322182.htm -- "BAY AND BEYOND SEA KAYAK TOURS" 38 Lakeside Dr., South Durras, NSW, 2536 Ph: (02) 4478-7777 E-mail: bayandbeyond_at_ozemail.com.au Webpage: http://www.naturecoast-tourism.com.au/bayandbeyond We have been audited and given accreditations as safe professional operators by; -Outdoor Recreation Industry Council (ORIC) -Tourism council of Australia -Waterways NSW( Lic # HD0288) *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Bay and Beyond wrote: - >Man killed in kayaking accident G'Day, Thanks for drawing attention to the story it wasn't all that widely published over here and it does support the need for helmets. We were leading a couple of trips last Sunday and decided after debate to avoid a surf landing because of lack of helmets. I always wear a PFD but don't always wear a helmet for surf - this sad story will ensure that I do in future. All the best, PeterO (Sydney Australia) *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
http://www.wavewalk.com/ This guy has designed and is marketing a catamaran type recreational kayak. Seems like a fairly eccentric fellow (not a pejorative) Total Length: 10' 2" (310 cm) Total Width: 25" (63.5 cm) Total Height: 20" (51 cm) Total Weight: 56 lb (25.5 kg) The web site has what would appear to be inflated claims for a 10' foot boat which makes me nervous about the whole thing. _____ Cruising Speed with user up to 200 lb (90.7 kg) ____ 4.5 mph (7.2 km/h)- Inexperienced paddlers 5.5 mph (8.85 km/h)- Experienced paddlers And the discussion of speed/design issues seems off the mark for a small kayak such as this. But still I am intrigued. Not because I expect to be paddling at 4.5 mph but because I am interested in a kayak that I can use for short (less than 1 mile) trips carrying things like groceries. I like the idea of a kayak that is easy to get in and out of (for a 55 yo) and launches/lands easily on a beach in a fairly calm water environment. One thing that did seem plausible was that you might be able to launch off a sloping beach relatively easily because the catamaran nature of the craft means that you can walk to the cockpit with the boat pointed out to sea, hop in, and then slide toward the bow to "lift" the stern off the beach. The stability might make it easy to get in and out onto a dock. It is not available at any dealers on the west coast of USA so it would seem to be exclusively an east coast phenomena at the moment. I would have to be buying sight unseen which makes me uncomfortable. Has anyone tried one of these out? Willing to share any "gotcha's"? One inevitable fact because of its complex shape is that it is heavy for its size. Looks like it might be awkward to carry for one person although perhaps relatively easily for two because you could walk between the hulls holding a bow toggle in each hand to symmetrically distribute the weight. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
A friend of mine is/was a West Coast distributor for this and let several friends and I try it out. Frankly I would not take it as a gift. All of us found it to ride very high, be extremely unstable, uncomfortable to paddle whether standing or sitting and awkward to steer. To see if it could hold more than one person two very experienced kayakers tried it and immediately, in spite of hilarious frantic paddling, went ass over tea kettle into the water. All of this was done on flat perfectly still water in a lagoon! I can't imagine trying to ride that thing in surf or down a river. Perhaps if it were fully loaded it might sit lower in the water and be a bit more stable, although I doubt it. Even so, the model I tried didn't have bulkheads and once water starts to pour in bailing it out with one hand while attempt to stabilize it with the other just ain't gonna make it. If anyone lives in the San Jose Area I could probably arrange a tryout, but frankly the last time I checked it was twice the price of a decent little sit-on-top like a Maui and lacks its bulkheads, stability and maneuverability. Raphael *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Was wondering, does having two short, narrow hulls side by side have the same benefit as one long narrow hull? Is this a way to get the stability of a wider boat without losing so much speed? Mark Sanders > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net > Pam Martin > > http://www.wavewalk.com/ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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