Do paddlers in Blue kayaks swim more than other paddlers?

by **Canoe Lu** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:12 pm

A 10 yr old I was paddling with the other weekend announced after she capsized her blue dynamo that "People in Blue Kayaks always swim". "I swim, Mummy swims, Andrew swims etc etc....."
Her Mum (in a Blue inazone) laughed & said "But Lu doesn't swim & she has a blue kayak". I then had to admit that I had a couple of swims over the winter and maybe she had a point.
This reminded me of my 1st time down the Dart Loop - it was my 1st time on moving water in my new blue inazone & some guy also in a blue inazone in a different group swam about 3 times and each time his kayak went past us, someone in my group said " oh Lu's swimming" and each time I had to point out that I was sitting there in the eddy having got down the particular feature with no problems. That wasn't the only blue kayak that spat it's owner out that weekend as I saw a few different blue kayaks do the Dart solo.
So the point of this is - should my next kayak be blue (I like blue & I can't find a pink one I like) or another colour ? orange seems very popular. Are blue boats jinxed ? or is it just the people I know ? lol

Also do slalom paddlers generally not roll ? There seemed to be a lot of swimmers at Matlock last weekend.

by **Rdscott** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:34 pm

I havnt swam in about 3 years paddling class 4 and 5, I have broken my foot plate, fractured my leg on that one. banged my head alot even cracked a helmet. and the only boats I've had have been blue.

it may well be true though as I have black patches

by **Canoe Lu** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:42 pm

Most of the kayaks I have seen without paddlers have been blue with white. One of the guys I paddle with used to have a blue & white kayak and although I am not 100% I have actually seen him swim he is certainly a lot more confident since he got his new boat - all blue. (could be the model - could be the colour??)

by **Kev W** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:45 pm

Take care when changing your boat colour, I must warn you than boats in a yellow/orange mix colour are also prone to causing swims..... ;-) Well in my experience anyway!!

by **frostie** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:06 pm

Kev W wrote:Take care when changing your boat colour, I must warn you than boats in a yellow/orange mix colour are also prone to causing swims..... ;-) Well in my experience anyway!!

I'm with you there too!

by **TheKrikkitWars** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:29 pm

Red White and Blue boats cause severe pain, until you swim, then they bear down on you like a juggernaut, and before you know it you're in an eddy clutching your stomach.

by **Daffers** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm

Canoe Lu wrote:Most of the kayaks I have seen without paddlers have been blue with white.

Bugger, I'm screwed!

by **Mathew** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:06 pm

I agree. Swam loads out of my Prozone and that was blue. Not swam since I sold it and bought an orange innazone, and that was about 4 years ago :-)

by **Jennie** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:09 pm

Hmmmmm I've not yet been swimming from my yellow sea boat (yes, I realised that having said that it will probably now start ejecting me at every opportunity) however my blue river boat has thrown me out numerous times.

I previously thought this was due to operator error but now I realise it was my choice of colour. The question is, in what colour boat are you least likely to swim?

by **heybaz** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:46 pm

And it seemed like a good idea at the time....

http://heybaz.blogspot.com/2007/03/thursday-15th-march-pay-day-and-shiny.html

by **cookie** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:52 pm

Blue ones are great it's those pesky red one's you have to watch out for.

by **Rdscott** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:09 am

it always seems to be orange or yellow ones being pulled out of holes or pins or dragged from the river on our trips

by **andy i** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:20 am

by **Tom_Laws** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:24 am

There's no evidence for this, but it is SCIENTIFIC FACT.

by **Patrick Clissold** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:53 am

Blue boats certainly look worse in photos. Blue water, blue boat...

Not quite as bad as white though.

by **stellaaa** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:55 am

bugger I have just got a bule boat

by **Scumbag_Scout** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:04 am

I remember sitting in an Eddy on the dart loop when 3 identical Yellow Dagger GTs swam at the same point all from different groups. Did make me giggle.

My last swim was in a yellow boat...

by **BaldockBabe** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:11 pm

I have a pale blue slalom boat and swim more than any of the other Div 2 ladies :-( Maybe I will have to borrow the club's boat when it arrives... It will not be blue...

by **Dr Repper** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:16 pm

Tom_Laws wrote:There's no evidence for this, but it is SCIENTIFIC FACT.

Shut up Tom, what do you know? After all, genetically you've got more in common with crabs than human beings...

by **Patrick Clissold** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:23 pm

Dr Repper wrote:After all, genetically you've got more in common with crabs than human beings...

Noncesense.

by **Canoe Lu** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:58 pm

hmmmm..... there goes my idea of yellow with a splash of orange.

No one has mentioned pink or purple kayaks but they are rare.

by **helen_m_t** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:59 pm

I like that theory. It may explain a lot about my paddling right now!

So is it blue boats or blue-and-white boats that are the worst for throwing their paddler out?

by **Canoe Lu** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:03 pm

I know of 4 us of at my club who have blue & white kayaks who have all had a swim within the last year.

2 people have all blue kayaks but I can't comment for definate on their swims or lack of.

by **Frank B** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:06 pm

Saw a paddler running furiously down the side of the Ski Slope at Tryweryn yesterday shouting" Swimmer Swimmer" just in front of his mate who had not even capsized at that point. He did capsize when he got to the bottom and he did swim but it must have been poor for his confidence ! Must have been the blue boat the guy was paddling

by **BaldockBabe** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:11 pm

Canoe Lu wrote:
No one has mentioned pink or purple kayaks but they are rare.

I have a purple and white one and have swum in that - BUT I am not the sort of person who plays in features and was talked into doing so so I don't think that was the boats fault.

by **Dr Repper** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:31 pm

Patrick C wrote:
Dr Repper wrote:After all, genetically you've got more in common with crabs than human beings...

Noncesense.

It's true! He's a slot badger, a bent ref, he's the crazy world of Arthur Brown!

At least I know my kids are safe tonight. ARE YOURS?

by **Fatboy** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:43 pm

You're all making it up. Too much reckoning, in my reckoning. Everyone knows yellow boats are the safest. This has been proven. Some people have yellow boats, and don't swim very often. Therefore they're better. All you people in blue boats aren't helping yourselves. the more you talk about it, the more it's going to happen. Self fulfilling prophecy. Like in Greek myths. Only with kayaks. Which aren't Greek. Or mythological.

by **buck197** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:55 pm

Frank B wrote:Saw a paddler running furiously down the side of the Ski Slope at Tryweryn yesterday shouting" Swimmer Swimmer" just in front of his mate who had not even capsized at that point. He did capsize when he got to the bottom and he did swim but it must have been poor for his confidence ! Must have been the blue boat the guy was paddling

Classic, thats what mates are for!

by **cliffhangermatt** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:04 pm

Mine is blue and black(<<<<<look). I hardly ever swim. Does the black save me? Infact come to think of it most of my kit is now blue and black :s

by **buck197** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:14 pm

Just been to my garage to see if there is any blue on my Diesel and there ain't so how come I swim?

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