Nope, Sea kayaking is not any safer than whitewater. This is a question that could only result in an ugly discussion, and therefore lets not attempt to answer it. However I would say that whitewater paddlers are much better than sea kayakers in getting safety/accident reports into the public domain. Charlie Walbridge has been actively compiling and publishing such accident reports for decades. The safety reports in Sea Kayaker are good, but still relatively rare. I think it is a lot easier to analyze risk in whitewater than in sea kayaking. Kevin /--------------------------------------------\ /---------------------------\ |Something there is that doesn't love a wall | Kevin Whilden | |That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it | kwhilden_at_u.washington.edu | |And spills the upper boulders in the sun | Dept. of Geologic Science | |And makes gaps that even two can pass abreast| University of Washington | | -- Robert Frost |(206)543-1975(w) 632-5140(h)| \--------------------------------------------/ \---------------------------/ On Tue, 17 Feb 1998 dldecker_at_mediaone.net wrote: > Boy , that white water report make Sea Kayaking seem like a safe Sport. > > Dana > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 17 1998 - 16:38:37 PST
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