Safety

Are you prepared if your hatches flood?

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Written by Dan Caldwell Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:00

Flotsam & Jetsam Blog - Category: Safety


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What would happen to a fully loaded kayak if the waterproof hatches catasrophically failed?  We conducted this test to find out.

"With the day hatch flooded, the kayak was still stable and manoeuverable.  With the rear hatch and day hatch flooded, stability became difficult and manoeuvring became slow and awkward.  With the cockpit flooded, the kayak became unmanageable, with the rear edge of the cockpit coaming below the surface."

Check out the entire article online for FREE in the Summer/Fall 2009 issue of Adventure Kayak magazine.

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