Hand Holders, Whatever happened to just giving a few pointers on the beach and then sending the kayakers into the surf? Nothing beats learning by trial and error, and just plain spending time on the water. But I guess you have some who want to be held by the hand, and then you have some who just want get out there and do it. Those who want to be held by the hand will never become skilled kayakers, because they don't have the guts it takes to learn this sport. It is amazing how anal, methodical, and even sterile sea kayak instruction has become. Has it gone too far? I can't help but think that the real purpose of this kind of instruction is to show the students how experienced and knowledgeable the instructor is rather than to help the students gain experience and knowledge. Come on, after talking on the beach for a few minutes, it is time to just get in the water and do it! Duane Strosaker Southern California *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 23 1999 - 15:45:56 PST
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