Catalina Crossing -SUMMER 2014

[Zed]

^Boo hoo. Maybe you could set up a long paddle with people you know are fit enough. Let me ask you these, seriously. Have you capsized in deep water, and righted your PA alone? How much open water experience do you have? Can you surf launch and land that thing? There will be one of each. What's in your safety gear?

IMO this does NOT inspire confidence:

For me I have otay lake in my backyard so I just paddle around the lake for a few hours. Plus when I'm with a group, I won't be the one slowing the pace down so I'm in the clear haha

In Cabo's defense, there was a time when putting up a post like this, one would know who the respondents are. Personally. Now there are many more kayak fishers in many more craft. He doesn't know you, but you seem gung ho. Ordinarily that would be dangerous. Too gung ho may be putting what's in your head before reality. He doesn't know if that's you.

All Cabo's saying is that this is a serious trip, through the shipping lanes, with sometimes unpredictable weather off Fermin. It's not a trip where after 8 hours you can just hit the beach for a rest --like other through paddles. You may still have 4 more hours bucking wind and current. His post was meant to be a stern reminder of these things, not that it is some exclusive trip. You're missing the point. If it was that exclusive it wouldn't be out on the forums, and you would just be reading a TR.