> The debate so far has overlooked something: a huge fraction of sea > kayak paddlers (at least in my part of the world) **never** paddle in > conditions we would call "rough." As an aside to Dave's comment, I paddle off the Oregon coast every chance I get. About half the time I do this, the coast gaurd comes out to "rescue" me. I then talk to them and show them that I know what I'm doing and everything's cool. ... but its interesting. The Coast Gaurd finds kayaks heading out to sea so rare, they don't know how to handle it when they encounter them. Oregon is a paddler's paradise and we have huge numbers of kayakers, but only a tiny fraction of them paddle along the coast. I guess we have so many great rivers and estuaries in Oregon, that you can paddle a lifetime without once heading out to sea. --Tim *************************************************************************** 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 Wed May 12 1999 - 07:47:21 PDT
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