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S&G: Racing My Homebuilt Kayak *PIC*
By:Duane Strosaker
Date: 2/13/2013, 12:15 am

Below is a photo of me racing my Black Skimmer. I designed it as a Greenland competion kayak for rolling and racing, but making the cockpit longer for bringing the knees up slightly and adding a rudder made it convert to a wing paddle racer pretty nicely. I was 2 minutes and 45 seconds slower in it than I was in an elite level surfski on the same 9 mile course last year. It's not as fast as a surfski and doesn't catch the bumbs quite as well, but it's nice for those cold days when I want to keep my butt warm and dry.

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S&G: Racing My Homebuilt Kayak *PIC*
Duane Strosaker -- 2/13/2013, 12:15 am
Re: S&G: Racing My Homebuilt Kayak
Bill Hamm -- 2/15/2013, 11:16 am