Comments for 2007 Multiplex Avon Descent - Not just a kayak race at http://www.surfski.info , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.surfski.info Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:08:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/415/147/#pc_925 When I first heard of paddling a surfski down a river I thought these Australians must be crazy. But thinking about it they might be on to something. Sure that is no way to treat a surfski but we happily scrape our K1's over rocks so why not a surfski? If you replace your surfski rudder with a flip-up rudder you have a river boat that I think has distinct advantages over the K1. - When you fall out you get straight back in, while in the water if you can. No lengthy swim to the shore, no draining the boat. - No fiddling with 'splashy' covers, no pumps - Less chance of wrapping your boat around a rock or tree - boats usually wrap because they are full of water. A surfski will float around an obstacle or bob on the surface. - It's safer, you can't get trapped inside like you can in a K1 if it wraps around you. So, who's going to give it a try here in South Africa? Certainly not me in my shiny new boat. - Alain Jaques Sat, 09 Jun 2007 23:27:15 +0100