How long does it take to empty the cockpit of water after a wet exit?
A. 1.13. This depends on how big your cockpit is and whether or not your kayak is equipped with internal bulkheads or floatation bags. For a nominally 18 foot kayak such as a Valley Nordkapp, Nordkapp LV, Nigel Dennis Explorer, etc. it takes approximately 1.5 to 2 minutes to empty the cockpit of water following a wet exit. If you use a paddle float re-entry to re-enter the cockpit following a wet exit, you will find that the Freedom 500 has finished emptying the cockpit of water by the time you have gotten back in the cockpit and stowed the paddle float. View our video on the Skills page to see a demonstration of this.
