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Old 03-19-2016, 06:48 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by psneeld View Post
When on Kodiak, they ripped car doors off, rolled a few vans, blew people off their feet...
Good for a laugh, I bet!

Read one of the first books on expedition sea kayaking back in the 80's where the author told a story about solo paddling in Patagonia. A katabatic wind came out of nowhere, picked up his kayak and threw it in the water...but luckily it drifted back to shore. Would have been months before anyone knew something had gone wrong. I always lashed ours to something, just in case...

In the tropical section of the book he recommended dragging the kayaks well inland and burying them. Not an option with our boats!
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