9/30 San Francisco UCSF, 9pm I went and joined BASK tonight, the Bay Area Sea Kayakers Club. Great group! Also got a very cool T-shirt designed by a very talaneted member of the club. We had eats, a great safety talk about paddle floats and a very cool presentation by the US Park Service on the Cordell Bank Marine Sanctuary just outside the Golden Gate. I learned more in a few hours from _talking_ to other sea kayakers... and as I drove home over the bay I only thought how lucky I am to have access to such a great resource; dedicated to safty and learning while having lots of fun. There's alsmost a trip every weekend. They are into not only learning about the sport but helping to promote it and protect public access for all paddlers. For example due to testimony from BASK memebers the GGNat. Park Service (?) has banned ALL jets skis from areas it controls in the bay waters and elsewhere. Having recently been harrased by these asses... (on soap box) Give them somewhere and only there and let them "boat" in the MTBE pond of their own creation is what I say! (off soap box) Hope you have a group like this near you... If not... why not start one? Well worthwhile IMHO. All The Best, Tom Patrick Necky Dolphin San Fran PS Special thanks to everyone that turned me onto BASK! www.bask.org *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Oct 01 1998 - 11:20:25 PDT
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