On Wed, 18 Feb 1998, Rich Kulawiec wrote: >> >>On Wed, Feb 18, 1998 at 02:22:33AM -0700, Philip Wylie wrote: >>> Pardon my ignorance but would you not class white water kayakingas an extreme >>> sport the same as sky-diving and would this not >>> leave sea kayaking in the category of "recreation" (although recognizing >>> some of the extreme circumstances which can occur on the ocean). >> >>No, whitewater kayaking is not an extreme sport; it's a recreational >>the sport in the same way that sea kayaking, mountain biking, skiing, >>and other outdoor sports are. Extreme whitewater kayaking, like >>extreme skiing, extreme mountain biking, etc., is an extreme sport. >> >>I hope that doesn't sound like nitpicking, for there's actually an >>important point in there: the overwhelming majority of whitewater >>paddlers do not run the class V stuff that you see on the cover >>of American Whitewater every month. Most whitewater paddlers are quite >>conservative (and I include myself in that) and stay well within >>their limits -- they consider it recreation, as do I, and getting >>hurt or killed while doing it isn't particularly appealing. ;-) [snip] same with whitewater canoeing. the majority of our club's whitewater rated instructors spend their time on class III or less. many spend their time training strictly on class II water, and it pays off for them, as they have regularly placed very well [or won!!] the ACA Whitewater Open Canoe Slalom Nationals!! there are numerous exceptions, but the bulk of the club paddles class II or less... mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the double lock will keep; May no brick through the window break, And, no one rob me till I awake. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 18 1998 - 09:55:57 PST
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