Bc1431_at_aol.com wrote: > > I live in Sarasota and plan to attend ... I have nothing to do with this > Rendezvous, but I would assume that ... > A. Most of the paddlers in that area are from FL vs GA ... > B. They thought of it first ... and > C. I guess you can volunteer to hold the Second Annual Florida Rendezvous near > where you live! > Vr, > Bob R. Creager > Bc1431 Answering questions along these lines from several people: A. Yes, most of the paddlers will be/are from Florida. I am aware of two GA attendees who are coming to see how this goes. The St Marys is the FL/GA border in Northeast Florida. In addition to posting on paddlers discussion lists and rec.paddle.boats to get widest dissemination, invitations and announcements were sent to some 60 outfitters, clubs, and organizations via email and snail mail. ALL of them are in Florida. The campground is on the Georgia side of the river, northeast of Macclenny. It offers good facilities, good access to the most interesting portions of the river, and a break on the rates. B. Yes, this was the idea of paddlers as a starting point for future networking among state paddlers; ergo... C. The purpose of the Chiefs' Pow Wow is to determine how best to do this in the future. One suggestion, which makes a lot of sense, is to rotate the gathering geographically with a club or clubs in a given area serving as hosts and organizers. This will allow us all to see different waters. Whether you are affiliated with a club or not, you are welcome to join the Pow Wow. The purpose of limiting the announcement to the club prez or designate is to ensure equal representaion at the meeting. Please plan to join in and help us build on a good idea. Ya' gotta start somewhere. I think the idea of people getting together to share a common interest has merit and this is a starting point. Look Forward To Meeting You Kurt *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 08 1998 - 16:17:04 PDT
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