Alm wrote:
candice wrote:
if I'm hauling my gear with me, then how can I get out and flip it over [to get the water out], especially if I'm not in shallow water?
You can't do this in deep water where there is no support to stand on. It will get more water again, when you flip it back to the upright position...
Actually, Alex, you can in a Puffin. Since you've never tried a Puffin, you need to be careful about making pronouncements like this.
Candice: regardless of the boat, Alex is right: you need to tie everything in, or at least tether it. I went to tethering, in the Puffins, because it is not only easier to do, but it also easier to flip the boat over without all that weight in it and throw everything back in (if it's deckless).
Take that P-sport over to a swimming pool and try flipping it. You'll learn a lot really quickly. In the event of a capsize, your concern is the water that a deck keeps IN-- it won't keep any out, once you are out of the boat.