Yeah I have that problem. But, since my weak side is my out side, it's difficult to get around.

Hanley

Jason - see Hanley's post. I've got your sewing skill, right here.

Chris I think you have it right. Open and C-1 boating is more challenging, and unlike Hanley's pix, does not create freaks of nature. Once you learn the off-bow stroke, your muscles are built evenly on each side. Kayaking is for wooses. In my 30 years of OC-1 AND C-1 boating, I never once pinned a boat or got stuck inside of one.

Not to mention the fear in kayakers eyes when I'm ready to drop sideways in a surfing hole full of kayaks. You never saw 'em step and fetch like that to save their precious little skins.

Half-shaft paddlers rule ! !
Mike

PS: I'm ready for the return hate mail, I'm used to it since the immaculation. . . . . . . .

I think you mean imasculation, it's what happens when you go wholly over to the dark side.

Personally, I walked freely on both sides of the fence for years, paddling open boat, C1 and even C1 Squirt. Admittedly I got trashed pretty thoroughly in that C1 Squirt boat a number of times. Of course, anyone who's seen me try to resurrect my C1 roll lately knows that those days are pretty far behind me now. Still, I like to paddle a well outfitted open boat once in a while.

Hanley

"I've been open boating for about 30 years and have never experienced the least amount of pain."

Really Mike? We must alert Guinness World Record :-)

No Hanley, I meant the immaculation. God help this place and the sooner changes are made the better. America was not built with this kind of leadership. BTW, I'm not the one on the dark side, but I know plenty of people who are. Not naming names but they know who they are. Where are they to go when this time here is over ? I shudder to think.

OK, now the hate mail can start in earnest.

Mikey Molnar, standing ( almost ) alone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yeah, thread jacking is one thing for one of my post. The bring of god into it is another. Want to talk about Peter Pan or Winnie the Pooh too? So, ok does anyone have an old skirt?

sorry jason..........i owe you a skirt now. i should have pm'd you.

sorry jason..........i owe you a skirt now. i should have pm'd you.

huh?