Dave Kruger wrote: > > Richard Mitchell wrote: > > > Where do kayakers fit in the > > long-standing tradition of mutual assistance from mariners? Are > > we merely a potential nuisance, trouble about to happen, or can > > we add to the collective support net? What do we think? > > Are we such weenie, small craft with such limited capabilities that we are > only fit to be "rescued" and not part of the web of mariners who might > assist those in distress? > [snip] there's an open skiff off > about a half mile, dead in the water, with a guy standing up, waving his > shirt wildly. Not your problem? When I was a teenager (26 years ago), I assisted power boaters several times by paddling to a nearby marina to get help. If there hadn't been a marina, I would definitely have tried towing. Oh, these guys were usually out of gas. Bright, yes? -- Lloyd Bowles The Mad Canoeist "Keep the open side up!" http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/clearstreets/358/index.html *************************************************************************** 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 Dec 08 1998 - 13:03:07 PST
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