cougarmeat
Paddler
I have a pretty short torso and sit deep in the Mariner kayak on a foam seat. Long ago, when my friend got an EddieLine Fathom LV, the rep said something about putting some "lift" in to sit higher after some experience. I assumed that applied to most boats given our short stature (5’ 5 - 5’6”) I can see how sitting higher would raise the center of gravity (more tippy) but would it also give more leverage - like in rolling/bracing - and maybe more deck clearance when paddling? Any idea why the suggestion to sit higher was mentioned, Maybe I misunderstood.
In a related issue, I’m considering selling my Warner CF, bent, Cyprus and trying a Greenland paddle. What I’ve read/seen so far in posts and YouTube is the low hand is usually at or slightly in the water during the stroke. In that case, it seem lower in the seat would be better. Unfortunately, Bend is more a whitewater town, if that. So my GreenLand Paddle lern’n will have to come from posts and videos.
I’m considering the switch from the Cyprus because most my paddling is touring with others. But I am also “the responsible person” and I figure the Cyprus gives me more acceleration and bracing if I have to get to a situation (someone’s in the water) quickly. With a group, going faster isn’t the goal; it’s staying together. If I go slower, others aren’t trying to keep up (I only find out after the trip that they were working hard). It’s all more casual. But I do need to be secure in lumpy water - lumpy like crossing Spieden Channel and missing Slack time a little. Not lumpy like surfing at Pacific City. Thoughts?
I do carry two paddles.
In a related issue, I’m considering selling my Warner CF, bent, Cyprus and trying a Greenland paddle. What I’ve read/seen so far in posts and YouTube is the low hand is usually at or slightly in the water during the stroke. In that case, it seem lower in the seat would be better. Unfortunately, Bend is more a whitewater town, if that. So my GreenLand Paddle lern’n will have to come from posts and videos.
I’m considering the switch from the Cyprus because most my paddling is touring with others. But I am also “the responsible person” and I figure the Cyprus gives me more acceleration and bracing if I have to get to a situation (someone’s in the water) quickly. With a group, going faster isn’t the goal; it’s staying together. If I go slower, others aren’t trying to keep up (I only find out after the trip that they were working hard). It’s all more casual. But I do need to be secure in lumpy water - lumpy like crossing Spieden Channel and missing Slack time a little. Not lumpy like surfing at Pacific City. Thoughts?
I do carry two paddles.