Re: [Paddlewise] Who We Are

In a message dated 2/7/99 11:44:34 AM Pacific Standard Time,
dkruger_at_pacifier.com writes:

<< it occurred to me that it might be useful for each of us to post a
paragraph or two which describes our "paddling profile." >>

   OK, I'll bite. My body just turned forty-four. Unfortunately my mind is a
number of years behind my body in maturity which has been causing some painful
conflicts with an increasing regularity. I am a Southern California beach kid
born and raised. My father worked his way through college as a Newport Beach
life guard and a quasi commercial diver. I have been surfing, diving, canoeing
and kayaking in the Pacific Ocean for more then thirty years.
   My real passion is surfing kayaks and waveskis. I enjoy the rough stuff and
am probably considered by some to be an adrenaline junkie. I work very hard at
my kayaking skills and cannot remember the last time I had to do a wet exit.
In fact these days I have often been heard to say that I would rather they
find my drowned body still seated in my kayak then have to resort to a wet
exit (I figure you paddlewisers should have a field day with that one :-) It's
a matter of pride, you know. Obviously I am a firm believer of skills over
equipment.
   Unfortunately my job and my family do not allow for a great deal of travel
and time off. I do what trips I can, when I can. In the meantime I have been
working for close to ten years on the weekends as a kayaking instructor for
Southern California's most reputable kayaking company. I try to keep the
company I work for out of my posts as my opinions are my own (and I have a
tendency to be a tad opinionated) and do not always reflect the views of the
company I work for.

Scott
So.Cal.
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