Never kayak with a hatch out and always have everything secured. Something that we learned a long time ago because you just never know if you might flip.
We meet up with a very nice couple that said they were experienced kayakers. All four of us went out for an urban late day paddle yesterday. They were in our tandem kayak that we let them use, Didn't noticed that they were paddling with the center hatch out and they flipped the kayak. Managed to do a rescue before the kayak completely sank but not before their fishing gear, clothes and center hatch was forever lost in the Intercostal waterway. Ordered a new hatch last night, should be here in about a week. Kayak is in our backyard still half full or water that I have to bail out today. They lost some expensive fishing gear and all their clothes except for the bathing suits that they had on.
Saw lots of lizards sunning on the side of the waterways yesterday. Seems the lizard population has really rebounded.
Work, laundry, a few errands and bailing water out of a kayak is today's plans so far.
2012-06-18, 09:16 AM
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