It is refreshing to get information from those of you who have great knowledge and a common sense approach to kayaking. Especially, when your honest enough to let logic override possible conflicts with commercial connections, where profit often rules. I personally overheard a high-end kayak salesman tell a couple they couldn't get a decent or safe boat for under $2K and I've heard many "hard core" seakayakers tell people that they have to learn to roll to be a good kayaker, irrespective of what type of boat or kayaking the novice has in mind. Like I said in an earlier listing; Kayaks are like cars, you own seakayaks, sit-on-tops and/or whitewater boats for the same reason one buys sports cars, station wagons and/or four-wheelers. I submit that the training required to be a safe, proficient kayaker, need be as flexible as the types of craft available. Why would a person who is paddling a wide, stable recreation boat or one who can wade in most of the water he plays in, need to learn to roll? There are an awful lot of other techniques (forward strokes, high-low bracing and even safe and graceful (?) getting in and out of one-holers) that are more important to the beginners. My 2.5 cents worth ... Bob R. Creager Sarasota, FL Bc1431_at_aol.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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Oct 05 1998 - 09:59:11 PDT
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