Don't Fall off Your Sit-on-Top
My kayak gained weight since I last used it, or so it seemed when I loaded it in my SUV recently. Maybe that’s why I haven’t used it? I didn’t think about putting it up top, on the rack where I’ve carried it for years, but settled for second-best. Let it hang out, tie it in, pink surveyor’s tape to flap a warning. Short trip, an easy decision…at my age, 71.
I made another decision years ago: don’t use a sit-on-top kayak. My arse is below the waterline in my sit-in boat, making it more stable than a sit-on-top. Inuits had to stay dry or die.