Sea kayak finally meets the sea
It's hard to believe that my Explorer has been a flatwater boat until
today. I finally took my new kayak out in the ocean. It wasn't a
monumental adventure, but technically, it was in the ocean.
I left the house early and headed up Banks channel to Masonboro inlet.
The tide was coming in and I got quite a workout getting out past the
jetty. The swells were around 8 feet and there were scattered
whitecaps. The boat traffic was quite heavy.
Allow me to state the obvious. My Explorer is awesome. In conditions
like these, it handles exactly like one would want it to handle.
My only complaint -- it's hot! The green deck just soaks up the
heat. My legs were covered with sweat and the hatch covers were
bulging.