DCS
07-11-2015, 11:46 PM
Packed it up and drove to Tidelands park and took her out on her maiden voyage. Paddled from there and worked my way towards Comic-Con. I practiced trying to get back in and worked up to flipping the kayak upside down and getting it upright after a flip. It took awhile but I got it down
Things I learned today:
-Wear a rash guard (the nylon webbing to tighten the PFD caused some rashes on the side of my body.)
-Rudders save ALOT of energy (the incoming tide+wind would've caused me to keep favoring one side of my paddle stroke therefore tiring me out.)
-I need gloves (damn thumb blister...)
-I take too damn long to load/unload the yak to get ready (I'll get it down eventually)
Next up: load up my rod and catch some fish!
http://i.imgur.com/beP2Ti3.jpg
Things I learned today:
-Wear a rash guard (the nylon webbing to tighten the PFD caused some rashes on the side of my body.)
-Rudders save ALOT of energy (the incoming tide+wind would've caused me to keep favoring one side of my paddle stroke therefore tiring me out.)
-I need gloves (damn thumb blister...)
-I take too damn long to load/unload the yak to get ready (I'll get it down eventually)
Next up: load up my rod and catch some fish!
http://i.imgur.com/beP2Ti3.jpg