RE: [Paddlewise] Wing paddle and hull speed was (Re: Who Took Shaun White Sea Kayaking?)

From: Paul Hayward <pdh_at_mmcl.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:01:51 +1300
Matt said:
> No, which kayak did Freya use in NZ? I know Chris Duff used a 
> rudderless and skegless Nigel Dennis Explorer to circumnavigate
> the South Island.

Freya's kayak for the SI was indeed an NDK - but it was one of his 3-piece
ones. You may have seen something similar in some of Justine's TITS videos
(Tasmania ?) where she uses a 3-piece NDK. For Freya's, NDK simplified the
attachment to a series of recessed ski-boot-like clips - it was an
early-model clip-together 3-piece.

The inevitable happened in some big west-coast surf (on a fairly remote
beach). Paul Caffyn went and rescued the damsel and got the boat patched up
(he had a busy summer in 2007, with 4 people going round the SI - three of
them pretty & female). 

As I remember, Paul then sent a rude photo to Nigel, of the boat in two
pieces and Paul standing there with a chain saw... Nigel and he share a few
memories, having circumnavigated the UK together, back when the world was
young. 

Best Regards
Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand
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