Goinground PELEPONNESE 2016

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● early morning paddles before dawn in case the head torch I used would not work during the first (dark) phase of the crossing. ○ In-case-case: as mentioned above a really trip- or a crossing saver as I could use another head torch from the case. I might add a lighter for the next trip. Apart from that the contents of a knife and light worked out well. ○ PFD: “Fully charged”: another new learning of the Peleponnese trip: bought a new PFD (Astral …) Pimped up with a waterproof bag I worked better than my old Palm Kaikoura which in fact had too many pockets. Fully charged it contained: ■ Money+key bag in an extra waterproof bag clipped in the big front bag ■ Net bag with at least 3 Snickers bars in the big front pocket ■ Spot tracker in the zip pocket in front ■ On the vest: a waterproof simple watch (from Decathlon) ■ Two Orbiloc lights: one red for the rear one white for the front (for night and dawn paddes) ■ Rescue-knife: the clip at the front of the vest always got loose. Note: have to find a better solution to fix it ■ Waterproof Decathlon watch: cheapest you can get for 9,99 € and completely water resistant - best value ■ VHF: “wearing-out” after 2 year’s intense use. Might need replacement :-( ■ For-whatever-carabiner: found it handy to always have at good carabiner at hand for any case I might need one. And I needed one from time to time. So that worked out for me. Had it clipped to one of the straps of the PFD. ○ Wee-pee-bottle”: a Nalgene bottle, rectangular, 500 ml, some Duct-tape wrapped round the middle for use as instant repair or plaster for injuries. The string I wrapped around for immediate use got always loose. Better think of placing it differently for the next trip. The bottle “worked” well during the crossings especially for its original purpose, up to 3-4 Bft. Single pieces of gear ○ “Fensterleder”: I had fixed on my deck lines and used it regularly for cleaning my glasses and the lenses of my camera ○ Digi-Cam (incl. Pouch): I bought the Lumix FT 5 just before the trip and I am just amazed about the easy handling, the perfect saltwater resistance and the long lasting batteries. ○ Waterbag as backrest: A discovery by chance. I had to put the Ortlieb waterbag somewhere and I do not like backrests. So in fact I removed the backrest and put the waterbag there. Then I discovered that by filling it more or less with water I had flexible fitting system for a back support. I will work on that with my other boat and try to improve the system. ○ Mapcase: The “Axel Pack” from seakayak.nl again proved to be the best map case ever. ○ Trolley: Also from seakayak.nl and also just perfect. ○ Cowtail as Lifeline. I fixed a standard Cowtail from white water kayaking to my PFD and clipped this to my kayak. The perfect cobination for me of being connected to my kayak and being free to move without getting messed up in a long line. That worked well. ©Christian Dingenotto 2018 34
● ○ The P&H Scorpio: the seating is the best I ever experienced. Never had a problem with sitting - even after more than 7 hours sitting in the boat. The boat had just one little minus: the skeg had to be pulled out by hand. They should definitely work on that. Gear to think about ○ The Palm shirt I wore as first layer was a constant pain. I rubbed my sides sore - will never use it again. __________________________________________________________________ ©Christian Dingenotto 2018 35
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