I can't be the first person to try this but twice now, I've attached a kayak tow harness to my wife's kayak's front toggle, the other end of the harness hooked to a spare bridle (i have both the old and new bridles on my Sunfish) and towed her all over the lake, way faster than she can paddle. She's decided to call it "zero impact kayaking", and her fancy paddle never touches the water. The method I use is to pull away from the dock and get under way. She paddles up behind me and hooks on to the bridle with the big plastic hook I put on the harness line, and off we go. I can round up and drop the hook anytime.
The Sunfish doesn't point quite as high, but high enough, and once some forward motion puts the surfaces in play, the thing zings right along. My towing harness has a section of bungee which take out any shock and you really don't know you are pulling anything. It's also nice to have a support boat when the wind dies....for the ice chest, refreshments, etc. Anyone else tried this? Tips?
Paul
Texas
The Sunfish doesn't point quite as high, but high enough, and once some forward motion puts the surfaces in play, the thing zings right along. My towing harness has a section of bungee which take out any shock and you really don't know you are pulling anything. It's also nice to have a support boat when the wind dies....for the ice chest, refreshments, etc. Anyone else tried this? Tips?
Paul
Texas