Dave wrote; (Large SNIP) >Finally, John believes that a paddler who is forced to use a self rescue >has failed miserably in the area of judgement. > >I do not buy this last part of John's argument. I don't buy it either. Some people seek danger or risk and for them pushing the edge of their abilities becomes part of the sport. My argument concerns the larger group of paddlers who labor under the illusion that gear and skills will always save their bacon. I do not include those who court danger in the discussion. On the other hand, if your intention is never to capsize then any capsize become a failure and an error in judgement. Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** 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 May 14 1999 - 05:33:43 PDT
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