LMY said..
Scruising,
I had been thinking about buying a kayak, but am a bit concerned about getting into the thing without ending up in the sea. Our boat has a transom and ladder, rather than the more modern sugar scoop. From you blog it looks like your kayak is the sit on type (rather than sit in and covered ) , is this correct?
Do you have any issues getting Into the kayak from the boat?
Thanks
Hi LMY,
Yes, I went with the sit-on-top kind to keep things easy. If I do happen to fall in (which I do occasionally), it's easy to clamber back on top.
Being able to pull the kayak up alongside a low point of your boat, such as the transom scoop(s), makes it quite easy, admittedly easier with a cat. I sit on the transom then "bum hop" onto the kayak - and usually I stay 100% dry.
That said, I reckon you could also gently lower yourself down your ladder onto a kayak - bum first - with some practice.
You'll want a good water proof bag for those odd times you do fall in the drink though.
