Yesterday I recieved the SKIM Distance, a new seakayak, for testing.
Peter Grobbee brought the kayak in the afternoon to Den Dolder, where I work. Very convenient for me and not too far for Peter to drive.
The kayak looked different from the impression, of this high volume kayak, that I formed in my mind after visiting the SKIM-website; www.skimkayaks.com
She appears to be a long, slender and straight kayak with smooth, modern lines.
Coming home I discovered this will be the first of all the kayaks I paddled, that can not pass through my house to the garden and the water there: she is simply too long and too straight for that.
So for launching I will have to use the kayak-trolley to walk her to the end of the street.
After dinner I made a first, little trip with the Skim Distance, just to check the sitting position and to get used to her. All this under the comforting presence of the full moon and in a quiet NW breeze of 2-3Bft.