At last my big dream has come true – My Own Kayak! I bought the kayak on Sunday.
It is a America Angler 11.0 by Islander. It weighs 45 pounds and can carry up to 450 pounds – only 11 feet long.
It still taxes me to put it on the minivan roof or take it off – but this evening I took her to a lake all by myself. I went to Fish Lake in Eagan and rowed the length of the lake. The kayak performed very well, despite a fairly strong breeze that was blowing! I am also pleased with its stability.
How very nice it was to see the front bow of the kayak (up to now I have always bee in the rear of a tandem kayak with my friend Troy).