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 >> >> > > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 17 1998 - 17:38:59 PST
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