Bob wrote; (SNIP) . > Yesterday I participated in a club trip on a coastal river--blackwater, >flat, modest current, no unavoidable hazards. The distance to be covered >was too short for such benign conditions, so folks paddled slowly and two >of the guys started playing, doing things like rolls and sculling braces. >Later, I heard one of them say to one of the women in the group that if she >would learn to roll and brace, she'd lose her fear of capsizing and be able >to handle tougher situations. (SNIP) I think Bob's experience is typical. Oddly enough, many people don't recognise the ramifications implicit in such comments. If you haven't done so, I strongly recommend you read Gerald Wilde's comments at http://home.ican.net/~735769/wilde.htm then , if you want all the data to support his arguments, visit his personal web site where his book is published in its entirety. This, of course is my little crusade. This years GLSKA Safety Weekend will include (for the first time to my knowledge) seminars on instant weather prediction, risk assessment and staying out of trouble to go along with the usual equipment and rolling clinics. Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** 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 Sun May 17 1998 - 07:57:09 PDT
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