Comments on: how to get a kayak from the airport – a short tale http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2007/07/27/how-to-get-a-kayak-from-the-airport-a-short-tale/ Tilting At Waves Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:23:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2007/07/27/how-to-get-a-kayak-from-the-airport-a-short-tale/comment-page-1/#comment-2862 derrick Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:29:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=792#comment-2862 hey douglas, yeah I wanna see that issue too. I'm hoping it's waiting for me in PR. LOL!<br/><br/>Alex, It actually has a skeg, well mine does. It's got quite a bit of rocker and tracks ok, but it's pretty nimble actually. A skeg is a good thing to have with this boat. <br/><br/>Yeah I'd like to try your new one too. You know, I've not even seen you do your straightjacket! LOL hey douglas, yeah I wanna see that issue too. I’m hoping it’s waiting for me in PR. LOL!

Alex, It actually has a skeg, well mine does. It’s got quite a bit of rocker and tracks ok, but it’s pretty nimble actually. A skeg is a good thing to have with this boat.

Yeah I’d like to try your new one too. You know, I’ve not even seen you do your straightjacket! LOL

]]> By: Alex http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2007/07/27/how-to-get-a-kayak-from-the-airport-a-short-tale/comment-page-1/#comment-2861 Alex Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:02:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=792#comment-2861 Actually if it has that kind of "up" that I particularly like in rolling kayak (driven by combination of low back deck, flatter hull, increased rocker, and kayak width) I'm sure I'd love it. As for traditional rolls, if it rolls nice in general, it'll work fine with traditional rolls. One of these days, you'll have to try my latest SOF rolling kayak which Chris Gmeinder made and sold to me. It's definitely an eye opening experience and it really is pretty ridiculous. I daresay it's even a better roller than Freya's Qanaaqq SS!<br/><br/>As for the Alaw Bach, while I love the aesthetic of the boat, I wonder how the stern releases with that integrated skeg. Is it a hard tracker? That sharktail look definitely looks to have taken some cues from the ever popular 1935 Sisimuit qajaq (http://capefalconkayak.com/1935sisimuit.html). Actually if it has that kind of “up” that I particularly like in rolling kayak (driven by combination of low back deck, flatter hull, increased rocker, and kayak width) I’m sure I’d love it. As for traditional rolls, if it rolls nice in general, it’ll work fine with traditional rolls. One of these days, you’ll have to try my latest SOF rolling kayak which Chris Gmeinder made and sold to me. It’s definitely an eye opening experience and it really is pretty ridiculous. I daresay it’s even a better roller than Freya’s Qanaaqq SS!

As for the Alaw Bach, while I love the aesthetic of the boat, I wonder how the stern releases with that integrated skeg. Is it a hard tracker? That sharktail look definitely looks to have taken some cues from the ever popular 1935 Sisimuit qajaq (http://capefalconkayak.com/1935sisimuit.html).

]]> By: Douglas Wilcox http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2007/07/27/how-to-get-a-kayak-from-the-airport-a-short-tale/comment-page-1/#comment-2860 Douglas Wilcox Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:35:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=792#comment-2860 Hello Derrick, I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine! I was lucky enough to get one of the very first Rockpools. There is a photo of my daughter paddling it on page 24 of issue 1 of Ocean Paddler.<br/>:o) Hello Derrick, I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine! I was lucky enough to get one of the very first Rockpools. There is a photo of my daughter paddling it on page 24 of issue 1 of Ocean Paddler.
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]]> By: derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2007/07/27/how-to-get-a-kayak-from-the-airport-a-short-tale/comment-page-1/#comment-2859 derrick Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:48:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=792#comment-2859 yeah Alex, you'll have to try it. Remember you telling me about the outer island rolling you back up because of it's shape? I think this might be something like that, it just seems to bring you back up. So from that aspect it's quite nice. I'm sure some traditional rolls would still be a bit iffy, but for what it is, it rolls like a dream. yeah Alex, you’ll have to try it. Remember you telling me about the outer island rolling you back up because of it’s shape? I think this might be something like that, it just seems to bring you back up. So from that aspect it’s quite nice. I’m sure some traditional rolls would still be a bit iffy, but for what it is, it rolls like a dream.

]]> By: Alex http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2007/07/27/how-to-get-a-kayak-from-the-airport-a-short-tale/comment-page-1/#comment-2858 Alex Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:38:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=792#comment-2858 Ooh sparkly. Hmm... rolls better than the Anas Acuta? Now you've got me really intrigued! Ooh sparkly. Hmm… rolls better than the Anas Acuta? Now you’ve got me really intrigued!

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