Congratulations! It's a great thing to see, and must be an inspiration to your daughter.

But, Duuude... in how many places are you going to scatter your photos?! Flickr, Facebook, and this one. I prefer Flickr, but, it looks like you've moved on.

: I got the kayak on the water and paddled for about 1 1/2 hours
: today. I haven't been in a 22" wide boat in a few years and
: the last one that I was in had a habit of randomly trying to
: throw me in the water (Chatham 17). So, it was a bit herky-jerky
: for the first few minutes. I could hear Bill Hamm in my head
: saying "with v hulls, let it rest on one side or the
: other". And continually worked myself down to relax.

: I was very happy with the boat. It performed beautifully. My next
: step is to get a sprayskirt made for it.

: You can see more photos on my site at:
: http://tinyurl.com/doug-seatour17r-launch