: 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.

Good advise about having a quick release and enough distance between that the towed kayak can't ride the same wave as you are on.
If you run the rope to the towed kayak throught the bow grab loop back to and around the cockpit of the towed kayak and tie off the loop somewhere between the front of the cockpit and the bow, you can cut down on some of the yawing and wandering bow.
Randy