Re: [Paddlewise] Fresh water lake paddling

> Craig Jungers proffered
> Oddly enough they used to use whale oil (which they carried for lamps)
> which, I suppose, could be considered "green recycling". Just don't make a
> mistake and buy tuna packed in water as that would, I am pretty sure, 
> negate
> any positive effects. A really big fan mounted on the stern pointed into 
> the
> wind might be additive to the wind vector and do some good re: sea state.
>
>
>> So yeah, for kayakers, just use a little Dapper Dan, then if you roll in
>> following seas...
>>
>
> A little dab'll do ya.

Craig,

Other than slowing a kayaking and giving it control in extreme surf, what 
are the practical benefits of carrying a drogue or sea anchor in a kayak? I 
suppose a good sea anchor would help stop you dead in the water more or less 
(notwithstanding current) if you got caught in an offshore wind and perhaps 
blue water kayakers doing long crossings where there's a possibility of 
extreme storms, but other than that, is it worth carrying one?

Kayaking seems to be the antithesis of the luxury motor yacht and 
world-class sailing vessels with every imaginable gadget and luxury in many 
cases, the kayak being measured by the essential minimalism while the 
former, the opposite. I'm trying to cut down on gear, not add more. I've 
long considered a slowing device but most offshore wind situations I need 
every second to power back in, not mess around with devices. Similarly, in 
extremis, fidgeting for a device and or finding adequate storage compounds 
the issue unless I was in a big Klepper. Guess you'd just call the 
Mothership - sorry, Muthaship. :-)

Doug.
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