Hi all I have done very little in seakayak doubles, but a lot in K2. While a solo entry in a K1 is a bit tricky, it is not a problem with a capsized K2. First, a K2 does not have any bulk-heads, but with a person in each end, you take turns lifting the kayak. The person not lifting get submerged sure, but provides enough of a lift that it works. After the kayak is emptied, one person steadies the boat (hugging the end), while the other climbs up. Then the first person in the boat sculls like crazy while the second gets up. This we have done in conditions which were bad enough that we capsized in the first place. Transferring this technique to seakayak adds a few extra problems I guess, as the boat is much heavier (but also not full of water). Having a good PFD and perhaps a paddle float (or a bottle :-) could provide extra lift for the person doing both the lifting and holding the end. Rolling most K1&2 is hard as you have no knee support. But if you add that, I expect the roll well - at least they capsize easy enough.... -- Kasper *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 11 2007 - 00:13:48 PDT
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