The turquoise color thing on top of our boat is a kayak. Some people haul dinghies with them to get to shore when anchoring. This is especially important for people traveling with dogs so that the dogs can run and use the bathroom on shore. We have a dinghy, but decided to travel without it. In the rare event we anchor and need to go to shore, we can use the little kayak. I've even rigged up a way both of us can get to shore by using a rope reel attached to the dinghy which allows the first person ashore to let the person on the boat pull the kayak back to them.
Today we practiced getting the kayak down from the top of the boat and also practice getting in and out of the kayak. Denise took the first practice run. You'll notice we are not using a kayak paddle. We are instead using a telescoping emergency paddle because it takes less space to store.
Dennis then took a practice run.
This video is of the system I designed for getting the kayak on and off the boat.
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