thought this was relevant here ... opinions folks??!! [names & phone numbers cut] #------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: The goal of science is to build better mousetraps. The goal of nature is to build better mice. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 15:10:16 4 Reply-To: cpakayaker_at_lists.shire.net To: cpakayaker_at_lists.shire.net Subject: Re: [CPAKayaker] Swim Support Needed > > Joe Stewart just called me to let me know that the Potomac River Swim for > the Environment (to be held Sat., May 30) is short on kayaking support. The > Coast Guard has informed him that they won't allow any swimmers unless > there's 1-on-1 support from kayakers. Right now he has 16 swimmers, and > only 8 confirmed kayakers. The next swim support meeting will be held after > the pasta supper on Fri., May 29. > > If you can lend your support to this worthy cause, please call Joe Stewart > at (XXX) XXX-XXXX asap. Thanks. > In the old, early days sea kayak support for swimming races was regarded as suspect-- like, they can come if the want to, but the real rescue personnel will be in the stink pot power boats. And now they have come to view sea kayakers as absolutely the prime rescue craft. FANTASTIC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CPAKayaker is brought to you by the Chesapeake Paddlers Association, furthering the sport of kayaking in the Chesapeake Bay area. For information about membership, please contact Greg Welker, at gwelker_at_erols.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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