Name is Jim Tynan and I'm a kayakin'-crazed 46 year old out of Pike Road AL. Been paddling for about two years now -- mostly sea/touring, but a bit of white water as well (Class 2-3 maybe). Got a roll, but not as consistent at it as I'd like to be. I hit it about 70 percent of the time. It worries me a bit 'cause I paddle a bit on the edge. Love rough water, "surfing," etc. -- once paddled the outer fringes of Hurricane Danny in the open Gulf in the most spectacular 12-15 foot swells I've ever ridden -- an awesome paddle by anyone's measure -- and NO I wasn't alone!!! <<grin>> I spend most of my time in the Gulf down on the Florida panhandle. Favorite area -- Shell Island/St Andrew Bay near Panama City. I have also spent many a day and night on Lake Martin in south central Alabama [moonlight paddles are beyond description up there!]. It's a huge and beautiful man-made lake [once the largest man-made in the U.S.]. Average day paddle is about 8-12 miles -- longest 15-plus. I own two kayaks -- 17-foot Solstice ST by Current Designs and a 14-foot plastic Spectrum by Perception. The Spectrum is great on the local rivers here like the Coosa and Tallapoosa. These days I live, eat and breathe kayaking -- and suspect that won't change as long as the body holds out. [And I work out almost daily to ensure that doesn't happen!] And lastly, though I'm fairly new to this list [used to follow the alt.rec.paddle news goup regularly] -- I have to say the professionalism, knowledge and talent in this group is incredible -- and it's great to be able to read and share the thoughts, experiences and know-how with the lot of you! <<hoisted paddle>> <<loud whoop>> Cheers to all! Jim kayakbound_at_att.net http://home.att.net/~kayakbound *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 07 1999 - 16:26:58 PST
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