“I got about four hours of water time with the 2008 W again this morning. It was predicted to be a windy day so I headed out early. There were a number of cyclists heading over to the coast this morning and I spoke to some of them at a convenience store on the way over. Of course the W drew a crowd and created some interest with the upright riding position.
As with the other trips so far this boat worked very well. Being able to slide back and forth really helped to hold in the wind on the sandy areas as I fished.
An interesting note is how easy this boat is to paddle into a strong wind. Not real fast of course but you don’t wear yourself out making progress.
When I paddled in around 10:30AM there was a group of kayakers getting instruction from one of the guides at the fish camp. They were facing me on the water and his back was turned to me as he spoke and demonstrated paddling techniques. As I got closer I noticed them all craning their necks looking past him at the W. He went on not seeing he had lost the interest of his crowd. As I came in and then pulled the W up the stairs from the beach they just stared. The silence was broken when one of the folks stated “we want to rent one of those kayaks, they look like fun”. Ahh very nice moment. Had I been paying better attention I should have pulled in standing up…
–Jeff”
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Yeah, stand-up paddling nonchalantly while being watched by traditional kayakers who are sitting at waterline level is one of those exquisite little pleasures I admit secretly enjoying…
The true blue one
…and knowing these kayakers watching you are most likely marinating in a little pool of water around their seat certainly adds to the fun!
You guys don’t seem like very nice people
I was more interested to read about the W’s performance under wind. Where I paddle wind is a big problem.
QSK
Maybe we should keep our dirty little secrets to ourselves after all…We don’t want to make other people jealous, don’t we?
April
April, you’re so much better than us! You make me feel so ashamed of myself…I’m a bad boy
Wait a moment guys, practically speaking – If you don’t share your joy of W paddling with others, how am I supposed to increase Wavewalk’s market share?
Yoav
paddling a w in strong wind is fun. you don’t see too many other kayaks out on windy days
warren