In rocky cliff landing's i'd use a 20 foot rope tethered to the bow, I would then swim to shore and then haul and hoist the ski in and gently set it down on the rocks. If the rocks were particularly bad I might use a sleeping pad to protect the hull. a bit of a hassle - but over all worth the price of admission. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
love this. If using a wash rider paddle hand locator stick you will need 2 arms length of tape as the locator sticks are about double the width of this lovely gentleman's video..Video is well done and easy to follow. GREAT OUTCOME.Thank you
Hi, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. I noticed you were wearing gloves in one of the images. Is there a specific brand and model you'd recommend for paddling? Do you find gloves better than pogies? Thank you again
Last year I've been using one layer of badminton racket grip- mainly because my palms are greasy after smearing sunblock on my skin. It is soft and tacky and lasted from April to October. The only thing I am going to change is the direction of wrapping- I followed someone's advice to start wrapping form the far end towards the middle so that the hand doesn't slide down- that in fact is only causing more blistering [by the way- don't only see palm calluses but no inner thumbs ones- how you do that :)?] As for the silicone- I will definitely give a try because is thinner [I don't know how'd work with the greasy palms though...]
I tried silicone and it doesn't work- still slippery. My latest finding that is the best- back to badminton racket grip but this time towel grip. It may get rough after a while from the salt water but if washing the paddle after each sortie it will keep it softer. Once in a while I use the car key to ruffle up a bit the towel and make it fluffy [as I do with my badminton racket too]
