01-09-2008, 12:25 PM
Hi everyone!
My wife (Lynn T) and I are considering buying a kayak/kayaks and were wondering if we could get some advice. We've kayaked a couple of times over in Kealakekua Bay with the double kayak...the kind that you pretty much sit on top of a kayak shaped air bubble (if that makes any sense-I'm not sure exactly what they're called. The ones like Carey has). But I was thinking it might be better to have individual kayaks...one per person.
So, I guess what I'm asking is, what are the different types of kayaks? Are there benefits to one over the other for kayaking on the Big Island? Do they all float, even when swamped? Pros and cons of single vs. double? Etc?
We'll mostly be using them to explore the bays by Keaukaha on this side and other bays on Kona side.
"It's not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you"
My wife (Lynn T) and I are considering buying a kayak/kayaks and were wondering if we could get some advice. We've kayaked a couple of times over in Kealakekua Bay with the double kayak...the kind that you pretty much sit on top of a kayak shaped air bubble (if that makes any sense-I'm not sure exactly what they're called. The ones like Carey has). But I was thinking it might be better to have individual kayaks...one per person.
So, I guess what I'm asking is, what are the different types of kayaks? Are there benefits to one over the other for kayaking on the Big Island? Do they all float, even when swamped? Pros and cons of single vs. double? Etc?
We'll mostly be using them to explore the bays by Keaukaha on this side and other bays on Kona side.
"It's not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you"
"It's not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you"