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Originally Posted by 500grains
A kid who we let use one of our kayaks flipped it at jordanelle reservoir in 3 foot waves. I told the kid to paddle into the waves, not across the waves. He did not listen, flipped the kayak and lost his glasses. A SeaDoo guy towed the kid and kayak to the shore where we dumped the water and put the kayak right again.
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He should have had a strap on his glasses. My buddy lost a pair when he was going down some rapids and went upside down.
When I go out in water with large waves I take my 18 foot wooden sea kayak. I've had it out on Lake Superior, Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic.