[Ironsides]

Good news I can paddle a Kayak (and I love it). On Saturday had a paddle of a friends Viking Tempo and his Viking Nemo, the objective was to make sure I could actually get on board and paddle successfully. On Saturday evening I was fitting out a new Yak in my dreams. Today at my friends suggestion we took the Nemo to a local outdoor pool so that I could try reentry from deep water to cut a long story short I could not do it basically, because of my disability, remember I have MS and cant use my right leg. When I could get my body on the Yak I was not able to right myself without tipping back in to the water, I think I managed it once in about 20 attempts. I dont want to give up but I am wary of the possibility of being tipped out by some unthinking stinkboaters wake even if I pick the right conditions. Can anybody think of something that might help :?:
Are outriggers a possibility on SOT Yaks :?:
Are there any aids to reentry that I could try out :?:

Ian

 

[justcrusin]

Hi Ian,
Don' really have an answer for you except that i paddle with a mate in a outrigger two person canoe. Althought i am very new to kayaking the kayak's are a lot more stable than the outrigger.
Hope i have helped in some way
Dave

 

[yaker]

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[Ironsides]

Thanks Ross, that looks the goods, where did you get it :?:

Ian

 

[fishtales]

kraley- Hobie also has their own outrigger system which has just been released.
From memory it is called the Sidekick Alma, and I know that Sunstatehobie here in Qld have them in stock. (Or did when I enquired a couple of weeks back over the phone)

Chris

 

[Salty Dog]

Yeah, don't give up Ian, you'll be able to work something out whether it's home made outriggers, a paddle float, or something altogether different.

 

[Ironsides]

Adam, thanks for the encouragement.
I am going to buy a paddle float today and give it a try ASAP.
I am not giving up.
:wink:
Ian

 

[Dodge]

Ian check PMs

 

[Ironsides]

Thanks guys, the paddle float works. Once we figured out how to secure the paddle, I managed to reenter every time I tried.
Dodge, I used your advice and got on a bit further before trying to turn, thanks.

Now all I have to do is buy my own Yak, at least I know that I will be relatively safe.

Ian

 

[YakAtak]

Awesome news Ian, well done mate, now you just need a yak and a 80cm snapper flapping around on the deck!

 

[RedPhoenix]

Unfortunately, due to the change in ownership of this web site and the lack of response by the owners to my requests to remove my email address from all administrative-level notifications and functionality, I have decided to remove my posts on AKFF. Thank you for the great times, the fantastic learning experiences and the many many fish. If you are desperate for the old content of this particular post, it is available below base64 encoded and bzip2 compressed.

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