Is this your solution Brianvicyak wrote:I have a solution for that...Wind Waker wrote:But you can't stand up and take a leak
...and sit in a puddle instead.
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Effect of wind on kayaking progress
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Re: Effect of wind on kayaking progress
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Re: Effect of wind on kayaking progress
Shewiz lol
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Re: Effect of wind on kayaking progress
Actually I can stand up on the profisha 525 - stability is a relative thing.Wind Waker wrote:But you can't stand up and take a leak
...and sit in a puddle instead.
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Re: Effect of wind on kayaking progress
Ok so some of us are beanpoles with Zero wind resistance & nimble (not chubby) when standingJordo wrote:Actually I can stand up on the profisha 525 - stability is a relative thing.Wind Waker wrote:But you can't stand up and take a leak
...and sit in a puddle instead.
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John 3.16/17
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Re: Effect of wind on kayaking progress
Slowly standing up and standing still in glassed out conditions is not even remotely the same as the stability afforded in even a hobie revo 11 let alone Outbacks, 13s or PA's
Nothing relative about it. The 525 might be relativly stable compared to other glass skis but again you are probably not the best example of the average yakker either which kind of nullifys that . Most of us seem to be bit unfit, podgy and older
Nothing relative about it. The 525 might be relativly stable compared to other glass skis but again you are probably not the best example of the average yakker either which kind of nullifys that . Most of us seem to be bit unfit, podgy and older
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Re: Effect of wind on kayaking progress
Haha, glassed out conditions. It is relative as you yourself have pointed out, it is relative to the person in the craft. For me the profisha 525 is stable enough to stand up in, for someone coming from a hobie PA it probably isn't. But keep in mind I couldn't always stand up in one, part of developing myself as a better paddler, to be a better kayak fisherman, involved improving my balance and co-ordination for handling sloppy conditions. And when it comes to wind it is perfectly fine to say, for example, that you don't fish in anything over 10 knots. Another way to look at it is to train so that you can easily handle and maintain good pace in conditions above 10 knots. Neither option is wrong or right, just different ways of looking at it.
To be a bit clearer with my point: once in a top end kayak, whether a hobie, stealth or viking, when conditions turn bad the limiting factor will just about always be the kayaker.
To be a bit clearer with my point: once in a top end kayak, whether a hobie, stealth or viking, when conditions turn bad the limiting factor will just about always be the kayaker.
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Re: Effect of wind on kayaking progress
Mate,that should be stamped on every yak soldJordo wrote: To be a bit clearer with my point: once in a top end kayak, whether a hobie, stealth or viking, when conditions turn bad the limiting factor will just about always be the kayaker.
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Re: Effect of wind on kayaking progress
Less wind resistance if you dont wear a PFD...
One thing standing up on a skinny yak, but wouldn't want to do it with your dry pants round your knees
One thing standing up on a skinny yak, but wouldn't want to do it with your dry pants round your knees