I also had times when on my V5, when I forgot to open the bailer. The sudden increase in weight, as the cockpit filled to the brim, was always a nice reminder 😊 This is why I like Fenn surfskis so much! Indeed, that was a large wake, fast, and very short period 😀
@kayakintro Жыл бұрын
I am still laughing at that wake 😂 It was steep so at some point when I tried to put the paddle down I was touching nothing, and then it came again too fast for me to open the bailer. Yes the Fenn are good for that! It is not a problem for us in decently warm to hot weather but I can see why paddlers in Sweden, Finland, Russia and other places with real cold winter 🥶would appreciate a bailer!
@josuedelucca7252 Жыл бұрын
@@kayakintro I was thinking exactly that. Cold weather requires fast drainage, or a dry cockpit! About the wake, we've chased big ship wakes, and when able to catch them, they're lots of fun!
@kayakintro Жыл бұрын
@@josuedelucca7252 The water temperature here is around 18 degrees C finally. I can start again the crazy stuff without worrying about being cold 😁
@josuedelucca7252 Жыл бұрын
@@kayakintro Does this mean that the SF will get more water time! No issues with falling off 😀
@kayakintro Жыл бұрын
@@josuedelucca7252 I am more on the SF than the V7 since February. I am just more careful for not falling off while with the V7 it is going to be exceptional to fall off 😂 The main reason is I have had a very buggy gopro from when I got the SF! I am a Gopro subscriber so I get a replacement when it stops working. My gopro 7 stopped working end of March, then I got the gopro 8 in the middle of May and that one never really worked, and now I got the gopro 9 yesterday but haven't tried it. There is a lot of delay. Has to be sent to Singapore and they try to solve the problem remotely first by telling you what to do. It is time consuming!
@larscrantz Жыл бұрын
Great challenge to paddle waves with the bailer closed, makes the boat very unstable...:)?!
@kayakintro Жыл бұрын
Next time I use my tennis racket instead of the wing paddle to make things even more challenging 😄