Beside a very fast flowing Thames we tenatively put the boat into the water in the early hours today, after adjusting the seats, we inched her away from the bank with Matt in the front steering.
The wobbles started and we determined the our feet were well above the footplate heights which caused a push problem for Lee and Matt was almost unable to steer, after a few hundred yards we decided to turn her round and get back to the club for a think.
Back in the supports in the club the footplates were much lower than almost any other boat in the club.
We racked her away and did a session on the ergos instead.
Later this morning Matt returned the boat to Marsport who removed the plates and re-bonded them at the correct height ready for us to try again.
The canoeists
- Matt Walker and Lee Atkins
- READING, BERKSHIRE, United Kingdom
- Two ordinary chaps, both more than a little competitive, when we mentioned to a friend what we were planning she remarked; "no testosterone in that boat then!"
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