On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 06:20:09 -0400, "Scout"
wrote:

Peter,
I did some canoeing this summer in Pine Creek, PA. Water was low and slower
than usual, but I still managed to hit a rock pretty hard (Bob, I feel your
pain!), got tossed in, bruised and battered a bit, and lost my sunglasses.
But it was fun. I don't mind paddling, although there was a good breeze in
the mountains and I found myself daydreaming about makeshift sails.
I saw some surprisingly sturdy-looking, inflatable kayaks along the way. Now
I'm thinking about stowing an inflatable kayak in the sailboat for shoreline
exploring. When I saw your post, I wondered if you keep yours with your
sailboat, or is kayaking a separated activity for you?

Yeah, I do keep them together. I'm lucky enough to own a few acres
with the tideline 20m from my back gate. I keep my kayaks and toy
sailboat down there, can drop them in the water within a couple
minutes - provided it's half tide or more.

I'm getting a mooring put in about 150m from my gate in readiness for
a bigger sailboat.

I have one f/g kayak and one plastic one. The plastic one is heavier
but a better sea boat so I use it more. Never tried sailing a kayak,
strikes me as an exercise for people with a lot faster reflexes and
ability than I have. I've only managed to master half an eskimo roll.

Peter Wiley