On Wed, 18 Feb 1998, K. Whilden wrote: [snip] >>I know lots of long-time whitewater paddlers who are happy as can be >>running nothing harder than class III with occasional class IV. Also, >>class III skills are relatively easy to come by. Most beginners that I >>teach have the skill to begin paddling class III by their second or third >>river trip, although it generally takes a year or more to reach solid >>class IV skill. many novice open boaters reach class II in their first year, although many do not. it is usually their 2nd year before they can _competantly_ run class III, if they are aggressive. and probably another year before [if ever] they run class IV. i'd bet less than 10% of open boaters can paddle class IV and above. probably a lot less. >> >>It will always be my position that sea kayakers stand to gain a lot of >>skill by exposing themselves to whitewater. Even a two-day lesson on easy >>(grade I - II) whitewater would really help with bracing, edging, rolling, >>and general boat control. >> >>Cheers, >>Kevin >> a-men!! a little white water experience will go a long ways!! 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 ***************************************************************************
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