29/07/2019
Keeners Blog Week 3
Playboats are not for Me
I've been kayaking now for 4 years, in those years I mainly trained in slalom, and ran rivers occasionally. I never really spent much time in a playboat other than at Keeners. As I am now spending a lot of time in a playboat I realize one thing, playboats are SLOW! I know that playboats are not meant for speed, but they are like a turtle on land. When I am paddling the treacherous flatwater I feel like my paddle strokes mean nothing. Another thing about playboats are running big water in them are scary! Especially me who is already small in an even smaller boat I get tossed around in waves trains like a pebble. Playboaters give all of this away to have a good surf and loop easier. I'm not sure if I can give up all of the speed of my slalom, and the beefiness of my river running tank all for a surf, but for now, I make it through.
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