In a message dated 03/02/2000 2:44:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, mnoyes_at_gsinet.net writes: << If you are up there at the time LL Bean is having their "19th annual Atlantic Coast Sea Kayak Symposium" July 14-16. I will be there, as will several others. The week prior to that I will probably be in Acadia, the only kayaker of the group (major bummer, but I WILL bring my kayak anyway!). With luck by then I will have a spare kayak, give me a holler if yo need one. >> I just saw that last night in the Sea Kayaker Magazine calendar and thought this might be a good thing to aim for. Anybody else on the list planning to attend? Sandy Kramer *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 11:34 AM 3/2/00 -0500, Gypsykayak_at_aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 03/02/2000 2:44:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, >mnoyes_at_gsinet.net writes: > ><< If you are up there at the time LL Bean is having their "19th annual > Atlantic Coast Sea Kayak Symposium" July 14-16. I will be there, as > will several others. The week prior to that I will probably be in > Acadia, the only kayaker of the group (major bummer, but I WILL bring my > kayak anyway!). With luck by then I will have a spare kayak, give me a > holler if yo need one. >> > > >I just saw that last night in the Sea Kayaker Magazine calendar and thought >this might be a good thing to aim for. Anybody else on the list planning to >attend? Count me in as a definate maybe. I've attended the last two years and would really like to do it again this year. The only hitch is that we're buying a new house and the budget is going to be tight for awhile. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Hi Sandy - My wife Janet and I will be at the Bean Sumposium again this year. We'll hope to see you there. - Bill Hansen ________________________ < "19th annual Atlantic Coast Sea Kayak Symposium" July 14-16. > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Count me in (Like I haven't said that already!) Additional question, is the food served there worth the additional price of the meals package? Mike -- Paddling along through fog so thick that only one's thoughts are visible, your reverie is abruptly shattered by the ancient cry of a great blue heron as she lifts uncertainly from the brilliant blue of a mussel-shell beach witnessed only by the brooding, wet spruce....your passage home seems as much back through time as it does through space. Mark H Hunt *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Atlantic Kayak Tours is sponsoring a very different type of symposium this summer. It's strictly a skills symposium; there will be no vendors, no boats to try out (although they will have boats from their fleet availabl for people who can't or don't want to bring their own - and they have an interesting and varied fleet). This symposium is not designed for newbies who want to learn about the sport, but for experienced paddlers who are coming specifically to work on skills. Doug Van Doren will be teaching traditional (Greenland? Inuit?) paddling. Chris Duff will be there, both to teach performance paddling and to talk about his trip around New Zealand. Nigel Dennis will teach navigation skills as well as paddling and towing techniques. Other instructors are equally illustrious. There will also be BCU courses given before and after the symposium - 3 Star, 4 Star - both sea kayak and inland, 5 Star, Canoe Safety, and Coach 2 and 3, all of which will be taught by these instructors. It's possible to take these courses without attending the symposium, but symposium participants have first dibs. Participants will sign up for the programs that they are interested in beforehand, and will receive personalized schedules before they arrive at the symposium. This symposium should also be fun, but the emphasis isn't on what Ralph refers to as "informing and romancing" participants about the sport. It's on improving skill levels of people who are already committed to the sport. By the way - Derek won't be there. Joan Volin On Sat, 04 Mar 2000 00:00:21 -0800 ralph diaz <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com> writes: > Symposiums are a good way to be informed and romanced about the > sport. > The bigger ones have some of the icons of kayaking show up to > lecture or > tell their stories. As you sit around listening to Derek Hutchinson > comically tell of his crossing of the North Sea or hear him tell the > tale of what he and his companions did when paddling a river in the > UK > and running across a coffin, you start feeling like a child at summer > camp hearing the stories of Indians (native Americans) who once > wandered > the woods around you. You see all the bright clothing and other > kayaking gear and try out boats and talk to those more experienced. > It > is indeed very much like summer camp. > > But when you have heard Derek tell his tales so often that you could > sub > for him word for word. When you have bought your 3rd paddling > jacket, > and 5th paddle. When you have no more room anywhere to put a new > kayak. Then it is time give the symposium route a rest for awhile. > > Incidentally, I can't imagine that any symposium held in the > Northeast > or MidWest in late March could possibly let you test boats on the > water > unless they are ready to enforce some cold water garb rules. > > ralph > > Joe Brzoza wrote: > > > > Is there a website for this Syposium? And have people found these > to be > > worth-while? > > > > I'm kind of a hands-on type of guy and like to be participating in > something > > rather than just watching someone else do stuff, so I don't know > what to > > think about this sort of thing. That, and I don't like to go > drool over > > stuff I can't afford (I have a wedding to pay for - no wise cracks > please). > > > > I will be attending the Paddling Expo held at UNH 3/31 - 4/1 > though (it's > > real cheap). Maybe that's a warm up to the Symposium? I thought > I'd at > > least go and see what this Derek guy is all about. > > > > Any comments would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Joe - who doesn't even watch sports on tv - I'm out doing it. > > > ************************************************************************* ** > > 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/ > > > ************************************************************************* ** > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ralph Diaz . . . 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volinjo_at_juno.com wrote: > > Atlantic Kayak Tours is sponsoring a very different type of symposium > this summer. It's strictly a skills symposium; there will be no vendors, > no boats to try out (although they will have boats from their fleet > availabl for people who can't or don't want to bring their own - and they > have an interesting and varied fleet). This symposium is not designed > for newbies who want to learn about the sport, but for experienced > paddlers who are coming specifically to work on skills. Doug Van Doren > will be teaching traditional (Greenland? Inuit?) paddling. Chris Duff > will be there, both to teach performance paddling and to talk about his > trip around New Zealand. Nigel Dennis will teach navigation skills as > well as paddling and towing techniques. Other instructors are equally > illustrious. > > There will also be BCU courses given before and after the symposium - 3 > Star, 4 Star - both sea kayak and inland, 5 Star, Canoe Safety, and Coach > 2 and 3, all of which will be taught by these instructors. It's possible > to take these courses without attending the symposium, but symposium > participants have first dibs. > > Participants will sign up for the programs that they are interested in > beforehand, and will receive personalized schedules before they arrive at > the symposium. > > This symposium should also be fun, but the emphasis isn't on what Ralph > refers to as "informing and romancing" participants about the sport. > It's on improving skill levels of people who are already committed to the > sport. > > By the way - Derek won't be there. I am going to tease Joan a bit here. She doesn't mention when the Atlantic Kayak Tours symposium is being held and where. I have a vague recall that it is in July and somewhere in New York State. :-) BTW, just an indirect lesson here for any of you who do a club newsletter or send out multipage business letters. I often run across club newsletters in which if one were to photocopy a page to send to a friend, there is no way of knowing from where it was lifted. The publications lack what is termed a running foot, i.e. text at the bottom (or top) margin that says the publication and date. If the club is doing a good enough job to have people send each other pages from it, then it's in the interest of the club, in terms of increasing membership etc., to be identified as the source. In business letters, having a running header avoids the dreaded lost 2nd or 3rd page disaster. That's why it was smart when Jackie began to include info about how to subscribe to PaddleWise in the SIG that automatically appears at the bottom of any listserve generated Paddlewise email. Quite a few listservers fail to do that and lose potential signer-ons. 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 - 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/ ***************************************************************************
Sorry - And here I was thinking that I wrote up a really good description of the symposium. Next time I pat myself on the back, maybe I'll use a 2x4! The symposium dates are July 28-31, 2000. Pre-symposium courses will run Tuesday-Thursday, July 25-27; post-symposium courses will be Tuesday-Thursday, August 1-3. The symposium will take place on the Hudson River, in Peekskill, NY. I'll be happy to answer any other questions anyone may have. Incidentally - Ralph, are you planning on attending? Joan On Sun, 05 Mar 2000 08:09:33 -0800 ralph diaz <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com> writes: > volinjo_at_juno.com wrote: > > > > Atlantic Kayak Tours is sponsoring a very different type of > symposium > > this summer. It's strictly a skills symposium; there will be no > vendors, > > no boats to try out (although they will have boats from their > fleet > > availabl for people who can't or don't want to bring their own - > and they > > have an interesting and varied fleet). This symposium is not > designed > > for newbies who want to learn about the sport, but for experienced > > paddlers who are coming specifically to work on skills. Doug Van > Doren > > will be teaching traditional (Greenland? Inuit?) paddling. Chris > Duff > > will be there, both to teach performance paddling and to talk > about his > > trip around New Zealand. Nigel Dennis will teach navigation > skills as > > well as paddling and towing techniques. Other instructors are > equally > > illustrious. > > > > There will also be BCU courses given before and after the > symposium - 3 > > Star, 4 Star - both sea kayak and inland, 5 Star, Canoe Safety, > and Coach > > 2 and 3, all of which will be taught by these instructors. It's > possible > > to take these courses without attending the symposium, but > symposium > > participants have first dibs. > > > > Participants will sign up for the programs that they are > interested in > > beforehand, and will receive personalized schedules before they > arrive at > > the symposium. > > > > This symposium should also be fun, but the emphasis isn't on what > Ralph > > refers to as "informing and romancing" participants about the > sport. > > It's on improving skill levels of people who are already committed > to the > > sport. > > > > By the way - Derek won't be there. > > I am going to tease Joan a bit here. She doesn't mention when the > Atlantic Kayak Tours symposium is being held and where. I have a > vague > recall that it is in July and somewhere in New York State. :-) > > BTW, just an indirect lesson here for any of you who do a club > newsletter or send out multipage business letters. I often run > across > club newsletters in which if one were to photocopy a page to send to > a > friend, there is no way of knowing from where it was lifted. The > publications lack what is termed a running foot, i.e. text at the > bottom > (or top) margin that says the publication and date. If the club is > doing a good enough job to have people send each other pages from > it, > then it's in the interest of the club, in terms of increasing > membership > etc., to be identified as the source. In business letters, having a > running header avoids the dreaded lost 2nd or 3rd page disaster. > > That's why it was smart when Jackie began to include info about how > to > subscribe to PaddleWise in the SIG that automatically appears at the > bottom of any listserve generated Paddlewise email. Quite a few > listservers fail to do that and lose potential signer-ons. > > 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 - 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/ ***************************************************************************
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