Its been 15 years since I've been on Clinton River"spent my teen years living across the street from it" 2 weekends ago I picked up a used Sea Runner Kayak its 17 feet. I have never been in a kayak before so the experience was new to me. First let me say I paddled further in four hours than I had ever paddled on the river, this boat just goes and goes. The current was quite strong in the upper reaches about the last 3rd of the trip,but I did reach my destination.
Oh get this, I'm rounding the last corner to my turnaround point and I see this guy in the water ,hes about chest deep and pulling some kind of boat back to the landing, its a rowing shell and its upsidedown ,bought the kit from chesapeake light craft and put it together. As I was rounding the corner towards this landing the wind had picked up quite a bit from being in a open area. His buddy is in the truck changing clothes, seems the clother changer had lost an ore and reached too far to get it,he had a little too much confidence in the small outriggers that he had attached and a swimmin he went ,said he went under twice before getting hold of the boat. Lucky ta say he seemed ok afterwards. the boat also had the rear compartment flooded when they were pulling it out.
Happily to say, the Sea Runner is a fine boat, I never felt tippy, and as i paddled there is little course deviatation, I will be in the waves soon for more testing down at the local beach . Draino
Oh get this, I'm rounding the last corner to my turnaround point and I see this guy in the water ,hes about chest deep and pulling some kind of boat back to the landing, its a rowing shell and its upsidedown ,bought the kit from chesapeake light craft and put it together. As I was rounding the corner towards this landing the wind had picked up quite a bit from being in a open area. His buddy is in the truck changing clothes, seems the clother changer had lost an ore and reached too far to get it,he had a little too much confidence in the small outriggers that he had attached and a swimmin he went ,said he went under twice before getting hold of the boat. Lucky ta say he seemed ok afterwards. the boat also had the rear compartment flooded when they were pulling it out.
Happily to say, the Sea Runner is a fine boat, I never felt tippy, and as i paddled there is little course deviatation, I will be in the waves soon for more testing down at the local beach . Draino