Yesterday I tried getting into and out of the boat while it was sitting on the lawn. Piece of cake. But the true test is getting out once I've been paddling for a while. For that test we drove to Princeton to the put-in on the Delaware and Raritan Canal off Alexander Street. We paddled south for about 45 minutes then turned around.
I figured 1 1/2 hours of sitting in the boat was a pretty good test.
And sure enough, I could not get out by myself. So no solo paddling for a while.
