Comments on Paddling Otaku: entry

And clearly there is an age/flexibility factor. I ...

2010-05-02T17:01:41.341-04:00

And clearly there is an age/flexibility factor. I would suggest if you are getting stiff in your cockpit to do some stretching in the boat before coming ashore to loosen up. But here is my concern, in even a mild surf zone, the time it takes to stabilize with one hand behind you and get out of the boat, to me, seems problematic. I want people out of the surf zone as quickly as possible. That said. if it works for you, that is good enough.

PO

I generally agree with the entry--clean and simple...

2010-05-02T16:52:16.040-04:00

I generally agree with the entry--clean and simple (assuming, as I age, that I have a big enough coaming). I use my paddle (a light, spruce Greenland) to get out; the paddle, held as you describe with one hand holding paddle and coaming, helps stabilize me as I drag my usually very stiff body out of my kayak. I have a home-built kayak, so I can sit over the rear bulkhead without worries, and slowly convince my legs to leave the boat.

thank you, though I think this post in particular ...

2010-04-30T19:54:16.458-04:00

thank you, though I think this post in particular is not so zen.

Wednesdays post will have extra zen.

po

This is all very Zen-and-the-art-of. And I like it...

2010-04-30T19:47:01.640-04:00

This is all very Zen-and-the-art-of. And I like it very very much.