roll us down the mountain
Published December 7, 2006 | 
No chance of finding a woman who
Will love you in the morning and all the night time too. Whoo!
- tull
So there I am in the pool feeling chubby and inflexible. My rolls are stiff. I’m not just performing the ballet in that light fluid way I’m used to. For some time I just labored away feeling like an overfed manatee. After some time of this had passed and I was just about to give up for the night, I realized something. My kayak had about 6 inches of water rolling around in it. In a white water boat this much water makes a huge difference. You sit lower, your rolls are slower. Everything happens in it’s own good time and you much go with it. You don’t just pop up in a flooded boat. So I paddled over to the side of the pool, wet exited and drained the boat. I climbed back in and went out again. At first my rolls felt great again. I was much happier. But it didn’t last. Soon I was slogging around again. I popped my skirt and again there was 6 inches of water in the boat. Water is getting in. I paddled back to the edge and drained the water again. I checked the drain plug. I played with my skirt. I fidgeted, I twisted, I poked. Soon I was back in the water and after a time I was again slogging around like an old barge. No, I don’t feel any thinner, but at least I know that it’s not all me. Somehow water is getting into my boat. I need to investigate.
Have you checked out Keith Wikle’s blog recently? Keith is planning quite a trip for next summer. A Lake Michigan Archipelago trip. One of the really challenging bits of this trip will be a variety of long open water crossings. The longest is about 19 miles! On any body of water a 19 mile open water crossing is a brave endeavor. I wish him all the best. Next summer is lining up to have some great trips. I’m sure we’ll all be watching. Unless of course we’re out there as well. . .
In the mean time I think I’ll be counting calories again. Argggg!
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3 Responses to roll us down the mountain
Yeah an empty boat rolls easily and a completely full boat rolls easily. It’s the partially full boat that usually rolls in a sloppy manner. The water is most likely coming from your tunnel if it isn’t the drain plug. What sort of top are you wearing with the skirt?
Have you tried starting with a boat full of water so it leaks out as you paddle?
I was thinking it might just be the tunnel because the skirt had been soaking wet for a few days and probably very loose. The drain plug seemed ok.
Every so often I roll it full of water just to train my body for offside stuff. (works well for me) So I’m used to the feel of a flooded boat, but when you’re not expecting it, it takes a few minutes to catch on!