: . . .However there is one thing I miss about the Cape Horn, stability at rest. . .

Increase the stability of your boat at rest by using a temporary pontoon.

Something as simple as a float on the end of a paddle gives you that added stability.

Heck, an empty bleach bottle tied to the end of a broom stick could be all you need. Strangely, it might work better if it is half filled. Experiment and see for yourself.

The amount of flotation does not need to be great. Putting that displacement a couple of feet out from the side of the kayak gives you a great deal of resistance to rolling in that direction. If the "float" has some weight, then it resists rolling to the opposite side, as well, so you don't need to put floats on both sides. An empty bottle is light to travel with, but put some water in it for weight when you need to.

If you can arrange decklines so that you can shove a spare paddle under them, or make a wood bracket for the deck which you can regularly use to support some kind of pole or paddle, then play with some bottles and see what works best for you. Then make something more permanent and have fun.

Just a thought.

PGJ