Re: [Paddlewise] Fwd: Near Miss Report 1997

From: <dldecker_at_mediaone.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 20:37:10 -0500
I think that saa kayakers are not crowded into a few areas like white water
so you don't get the reports that you should. Most of what I have heard is
from people who wished that others were around to help.

Dana


At 04:36 PM 2/17/98 -0800, K. Whilden wrote:
>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
>> 
>> 
>
>
>

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