Re: [Paddlewise] Group Paddling

    I'll let you all know that I have been enjoying this thread from the
beginning. I am new to the sport and have only been out a few times on the
water. I took a sea kayaking course last year and I will be starting a
rolling course next week to get ready for the new season ahead.
    I've had one gentleman offer to be my paddling partner, and next weekend
I'm going to an open house for a local paddling club.
    The questions posed here by many in the group have all been noted, and I
plan to be asking a lot of questions to those that run the paddling group to
find out how they deal with many of these situations. I know that the
paddling group does rate all their paddles, so that some of the ones I would
not be comfortable with or have enough experience with I can bow out from.
For me to gain expereince I feel i need to paddle with a group, going at it
solo would be crazy for me to attempt at this point in time. I might do some
practice at our family cottage, for bracing, rolling, etc....bbut that would
be within eye shot of other people around me and closer to shore.
    I feel that for someone starting out a group paddle is the best way to
go.

John

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