Very recently a new paddling club started here in South Florida. The club has got a core membership of very enthusiastic paddlers who (the majority), paddle touring kayaks, both English and North American designs along with surf kayaks for up North. At our last meeting one of the club officers indicated that she will be inviting more recreational paddlers into the club. By this I mean folks who paddle Pungo's, Frenzy's, etc. This is great because it will get more paddlers together. My concern however is what do we do about trips? One of the last trips we took was an open water crossing on Biscayne Bay from Convoy Point to Black Point out to the Featherbed's and back to the start. This was a night nav paddle of 15 miles. I'm sure most everyone would agree that a Frenzy would not be suited to paddle alongside the fast touring kayaks used. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to rate trips, paddler skills, and equipment? I would like to present this to the club so that we can place people and equipment on the right trip. I am aware that the BCU rates skill level by their One Star, Two Star, etc... Are there any clubs out there that use this system or something similar now? If so do you rate trips in the same manner? Looking for any suggestion and trying not to reinvent the wheel, last time it came out square! Thanks Jeffrey Bingham *************************************************************************** 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 Jun 04 1999 - 09:31:30 PDT
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