Mystery Move at The Buffet

[liveonearth]

This squirt spot above is not far from Portland, on the Washougal. There's another good squirt spot on the Clackamas.
I just acquired a squirt boat, and this is what it is designed to do.
I think it was made by Jim Snyder.

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[liveonearth.livejournal.com]

Only for play. The boat "flies" underwater like a wing in air, it catches currents and goes down, and floats along like a submarine. Hard to roll. Uncomfortable. Weird. Fun.

[neptunia67.livejournal.com]

Interesting! I'm assuming you can force it upward whenever you're ready. Is there a danger of getting "stuck" on the bottom? Does it have a quick release like a normal kayak?

[liveonearth.livejournal.com]

You can come back up by tilting your hips--the bouyancy will cause it to plane back to the surface. They do get stuck on the bottom more than normal kayaks---because they GO down there. And they are harder to get out of, because the deck is so flat that your legs have to be lubricated to get them in. =-]

[neptunia67.livejournal.com]

Yikes! Sounds crampy.

[liveonearth.livejournal.com]

Yep. Most paddlers (who have ever heard of it) consider squirtists to be insane. And to some degree, it's true.

[neptunia67.livejournal.com]

Haha - squirtists... not squirters? ;-)

It does sound a bit mad.