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Re: S&G: Black Skimmer *PIC*
By:Duane Strosaker
Date: 7/9/2011, 5:28 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: Black Skimmer (Mike Bielski)

: Are you paddling frog-legged? I'm still hazy on the reason behind
: the hump ahead of the cockpit.

I can go frog-legged for more leverage while rolling, but while forward stroking my legs are straight out in front, with my knees pumping up and down a bit, which is helped by having my feet vertical and together against a bulkhead footrest. This is very much like a sprint kayak position, but in the sprint kayak the knees can come up higher while pumping. I need lower knee bracing for rolling and made that compromise. So the front of the ocean cockpit is low for knee bracing against a foam masik and the foot area is high for my feet to be vertical and together. Vertical feet stick up higher than the knees. It also makes a very low volume kayak much more comfortable.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Black Skimmer *PIC*
Duane Strosaker -- 7/8/2011, 10:55 pm
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
John Caldeira -- 7/9/2011, 5:38 am
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
Duane Strosaker -- 7/9/2011, 10:01 am
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
Mike Bielski -- 7/9/2011, 2:53 pm
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer *PIC*
Duane Strosaker -- 7/9/2011, 5:28 pm
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
Duane Strosaker -- 7/9/2011, 5:34 pm
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
Mike Bielski -- 7/9/2011, 7:32 pm
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
Duane Strosaker -- 7/9/2011, 10:13 pm
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer *PIC*
John Caldeira -- 7/10/2011, 12:11 am
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer *PIC*
Duane Strosaker -- 7/10/2011, 1:47 am
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
John Caldeira -- 7/10/2011, 2:50 am
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
Robert N Pruden -- 7/18/2011, 7:08 pm