rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote: > Performance kayaks require performance paddlers and a lot of people > getting into kayaking are simply not going to work at getting and > keeping the skills. Wouldn't these paddlers be better off with kayaks > that are less skill reliant? > There's been many well and reasoned arguments, but I don't like this point. The sea is not our native environment. It's dangerous out there! Sure self-rescue is easier on a SOT. But I'd wager that overconfidence has killed many more people than those who may have been saved by SOTs. I'm concerned about the message being put out that having a SOT is a substitute for having skills. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Apr 09 1999 - 22:11:27 PDT
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