2012 Hobie handles

Did a little self rescue practice in American Lake the other day.  Found out two issues with the new handle design on the hobies:

1.  The new handle is overlapped by the paddle.  They moved the handle position, but not the paddle position, so now they interfere with eachother.  This resulted in SLF (Linglady) having to take the paddle off the boat so she could grip the handle for self-rescue.

2.  The new handle's position makes it a longer reach, probably by about 2 inches or more.  Not a huge problem, but if you already stretch to reach the current models, it could be a problem.

Bottom line:  If you recently upgraded to a 2012, practice your self rescue with your boat fully rigged.  Do not ASSume that you will have no problems because you've always had a revo/adventure/outback/etc.