Re: [Paddlewise] Towing behind sailboat

As has been stated kayaks do not tow well.

The situation is worsened by the fact that people are towing from a  
high position on the bow of the kayak where the toggle is.

Towing (and tying down on a car rack) can be improved by putting a  
towing attachment about an inch or 2 above the waterline. (You might  
drill through the kayak at that point and fiberglass a tube that can  
accept a rope across the holes created)

I think that this might have an advantage towing a disabled paddler  
from another kayak as well. Some of my  kayaks have relatively high  
bows and I noticed when towing someone last summer who was using one  
of these kayaks that I was nervous about torquing the kayak over when  
a wave caught the towed kayak and pushed the bow off line.

It can also help when towing to put a heavy weight at the stern of  
the towed kayak to help life the bow.
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