: Has anyone on the board ever towed an empty single when padding a
: tandem? The single would have no paddler, but semi-packed to
: give it some ballast. I envision simply tying a rope to the
: singles bow, tying it off on my pfd - aft seat in the tandem,
: and off we go. Is it that simple? Mostly curious what might
: happen with following seas - we don't want to get rammed from
: behind.

I once towed my grandson home after he became exhausted. He was in one of those plastic kayaks and it yawed terribly. he was so tired he went to sleep so he wasn't steering. That thing had a deep forefoot and it dug in: if I had to do it again I would tow it backwards.