Chris & Ellen Kohut wrote: > > What kills paddlers .........is presumption. Well said!!! Don't presume anything about the weather, conditions, your own skills, your equipment bailing you out...nada. Everything is changeable and everything subject to failure. Obviously, you do have to put risks and risk-reduction into some proportion and balance. But it is always best in that balancing act to err on the side of caution and prudence rather than on the side of risk. If you err on the side of caution, the worse that happens is that you are over-prepared; if you err on the side of risk, you are in deep trouble if the unexpected happens. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 06 1999 - 06:42:36 PDT
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