While we were at Isla Grande we rented a "Ocean Kayak", the "Malibu Two" model.
We have seen these kayaks perform well and
them seem in-destructible. We do have one small issue besides the weight. They
are 12’ long. Our boat is 36’ long. That means the kayak will be 1\3 as long as
the boat. A friend posed on Facebook that he did not like these hard kayaks
because of the wind age they created. I would think that would be true if you
were going on the “Puddle Jump” or crossing an ocean but for us costal sailing
Pacific Mexico I think we could put it up on the for deck (couch roof deck) for
a passage say around “Cape Cabo Corientes” as we head south. We have been
asking cruisers about wind age and so far none with kayaks on the rail have
noticed it much. Now we have also the paddle board. It creates wind age I would
think but so far we have not noticed it.
I do
remember a story about a boat that went on the ‘”Pacific Puddle Jump” that had kayaks
on rail racks. They hit heavy seas and bent their life lines all up.
This turned out to be great fun! We paddled right out from the beach and had no problems paddling together! In our last kayak (Solstice Trekker Kayak) we had constant problems trying to paddle straight. This Ocean Kayak Malibu Two tracks really nice. It was really stable also. I think we are sold on this kayak for us.
It can be paddled easily by Debbie alone or we can both go out in it.
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