Re: [Paddlewise] Not young, never will be

From: John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 08:36:40 -0400
At 08:02 AM 10/15/99 -0400, Outfit3029_at_aol.com wrote:
>Age is not all that relevant to kayaking ability.  With proper technique, 
>appropriate trips and reasonable health and conditioning; an individual 
>should be able to kayak indefinitely.  Our paddling group consists of four 
>paddlers.  Ages are 67, 65, 64 and me at 42.  These gentleman paddle twice 
>weekly and average 15 to 20 miles per trip.  

Does anyone know how old Derek Hutchinson and Audrey Sutherland are?
If I recall correctly I think Audrey said that she didn't start paddling
until she
was in her 40's and she's done at least a couple of 650 mile long solo trips.

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