John Winters wrote: >The basics of Sea kayaking (just going somewhere) are so easy to learn and >the dangers are not apparent to the novice who has no understanding of >weather etc.. At a major sea kayak symposium last year there were many >sessions on rolls and rescues and not one session on weather or risk >assessment. What kind of message does that pass along? In our local club (TCSKA), we are planning on holding some navigation get-togethers this summer. Another thing we are planning on doing is going out on the local lakes during really windy/stormy conditions and practicing solo and group rescues. Good practice for figuring out what to do when your handy paddle float is inflated and immediately blows away. I think another problem with rolling/rescue clinics is that rarely are you paddling a fully loaded boat with crap strewn all about the deck. A few weeks ago we practiced some rescues up on Superior to experience so real *cold* water conditions. -Patrick PS I love fog crossings. It's a great adrenaline rush to have no idea where the hell you are, just holding a bearing until you spot the tree line and realize that you have successfully made the crossing. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Apr 17 1998 - 14:20:24 PDT
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