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Posted by Art on 18:21:12 12/12/03
In Reply to: Weekend and the eX posted by Art
Someone asked me about what I meant about a spinny ride in the surf. With the eX's flat bottom and small keel, it's back end will slid easier donw the face of the wave. This is not a bad thing as far as I was concerned, because it easily went back the other way also. My cabo has a big keel. She will stay staighter on smaller waves, but once a big keel yak gets turned left or right, it will keep going and be hard to straighten against a wave. So I liked the eX's agility in the surf.
: I was going to go out this weekend, but this swell and a little fever has me doubting it.Anyway;I was able to launch the eX into some pretty bad weather over thanksgiving in Baja. I faced a 20mph cross gusts with a steady 10mph wind. Lumps and bumps all the way out for a while, then turned around and went back. I was happy with my new hatch seal design - keeping the eX pretty dry. The I put my rods awway in the front hatch to face the booming surf on landing. Handling the hatch was easier because it's lighter. Surfed in without a problem. For those that are used to deep keeled yaks, be ready for a more spinny ride on the waves, but it's no problem. Landed dry and fished the estuaries for some bass.Art
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