I never leave home on a sailing trip without my trusty sea kayak. Often I find it's more convenient to kayak to shore, rather than bother with the dinghy, and it's also a fantastic way to explore local waters.
Full write-up and photos:
blog.arribasail.com/2014/05/cruise-sail-kayak-hike-pelican-lagoon.html
Scruising,
I had been thinking about buying a kayak, but am a bit concerned about getting into the thing without ending up in the sea. Our boat has a transom and ladder, rather than the more modern sugar scoop. From you blog it looks like your kayak is the sit on type (rather than sit in and covered ) , is this correct?
Do you have any issues getting Into the kayak from the boat?
Thanks
Ive often thought a Kayak with a removable float would be good giving two boats in one. some thing like this below
and make it quick release float with a tramp for bring stuff back to the boat and don't have a dingy
www.anacondastores.com/water/kayaks < this one comes in two pieces and you can add a center extension
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Scruising,
I had been thinking about buying a kayak, but am a bit concerned about getting into the thing without ending up in the sea. Our boat has a transom and ladder, rather than the more modern sugar scoop. From you blog it looks like your kayak is the sit on type (rather than sit in and covered ) , is this correct?
Do you have any issues getting Into the kayak from the boat?
Thanks
Hi LMY,
Yes, I went with the sit-on-top kind to keep things easy. If I do happen to fall in (which I do occasionally), it's easy to clamber back on top.
Being able to pull the kayak up alongside a low point of your boat, such as the transom scoop(s), makes it quite easy, admittedly easier with a cat. I sit on the transom then "bum hop" onto the kayak - and usually I stay 100% dry.
That said, I reckon you could also gently lower yourself down your ladder onto a kayak - bum first - with some practice.
You'll want a good water proof bag for those odd times you do fall in the drink though.
