Re: [Paddlewise] New Yak for Douggie

Glad to hear you will be back on the water soon. The sea has a way of 
healing the lonely soul and weary body.
Take your time though...nice and  stormy here today...gust to 60 on the 
outer coast. Typical Thanksgiving story weather for us.
peace my friend and good paddling days ahead


Bob


On 11/22/2012 2:43 PM, Doug Lloyd wrote:
> I bought a new Valley Nordkapp today; was $1000 off and I got free dockside
> shed rental for 6 months so I can gently get back into paddling without
> needing to lift a yak on and off a car and also the free "berth" rental was
> as a gesture of goodwill by the store while I heal from the loss of my
> partner Yvonne too. People have been so good to me in my community. I was
> going to order a new custom Etain but don't know how good the paddling will
> be with an L4 - L5 fusion/fixation so don't want to spend double for a yak
> right now and the boats I have in my current fleet are all Ocean cockpits so
> now I have a keyhole boat for easier ingress and egress. I will custom order
> a Gemini playboat from Valley when I determine the correct time and get to
> demo the boat to see if I like it. I am, and will always be, a Valley boy.
> Alaska may have to wait another season though. I also saved enough that I
> might buy another Valley yak in case I meet someone new over the next year
> or two and want to introduce them to the port but really just want Yvonne
> back but apparently that ain't going to happen in this current plan of
> reality. One of my daughters want to get into real sea kayaking too.
>
>   
>
> I will move the bulkhead back, add a pod, and hopefully transition from my
> previously ruddered Nordkapp (1980) to this newer (2010) skegged yak. I will
> add a custom keel strip to the Nordy too and an underdeck pod possibly,
> though I have toned down my extreme paddling for now. May save that for the
> Gemini when the girls (my two teens) are a bit older and won't be worrying
> about me so much.
>
>   
>
> Life is a bit lonely but life is good and getting better and I will be back
> on the water one day where I tend to find my spirituality and meaning and
> joy.
>
>   
>
> Happy Thanksgiving to my American pals.
>
>   
>
> Doug Lloyd
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