Howdy folks, On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 21:42:00 EST Duane Strosaker wrote: <<There isn't a more dynamic body of water than the ocean. Nowhere else can conditions change so quickly and severely... and so on>> All of this is absolutely correct. The challenge of sea kayaking should never be under-rated! <<At least with whitewater, what you see is what you get and the shore is usually never very far. There are a lot of whitewater people out there who wouldn't have anything to do with sea kayaking very far off the coast. Most of them don't like the idea of paddling over 10 miles without a current pushing them either. But of course, it is usually the whitewater people who refer to sea kayaking as flatwater paddling.>> The shore being close by doesn't necessarily mean you can get to it! Rivers can change at a moment's notice also. Have you ever heard of flash floods? Have you ever been on a river when one happened? Have you ever paddled on a familiar river with an unexpected surprise like a downed tree at the end of a drop? I love both sea kayaking and whitewater paddling. I see no reason why paddlers from both disciplines shouldn't respect each other to the fullest. Both feature challenges, excitement, natural beauty, and camaraderie. Why don't we approach both disciplines with respect and admiration? That seems to me to be the best way to promote paddlesports. Cheers, Dave Dave Williams, Director dave_at_paddleasia.com http://paddleasia.com *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Feb 19 2000 - 22:53:06 PST
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