RE: [Paddlewise] Paddlesports show at UNH

>
>I was at that class as well.  I was the person who questioned the 
>instructor
>on why none of his navigation instruction took into account wind, currents
>or tides.  After all the class was called coastal navigation.  I was
>bewildered by that the entire time but maybe it was because there is only 
>so
>much you can teach in an hour.


My guess it that that's the case. To that end I thought the idea of saftey 
bearings was a really good way to impart a maximum degree of saftey in a 
minimum amount of time. It certainly won't be my last navigation workshop 
but maybe for some it will be and having a basic idea of how to stay within 
a safer area could be crucial information for them.

BTW, the Kayak fatality was the second paddling fatality in the past few 
weeks--a canoeist went missing after capsizing on the Merrimack a short 
while ago.




>I did find the suggestion of using "safety bearings" a good idea.  For 
>those
>not in the know, the tip was basically to take a bearing on an object and
>use that bearing as a guide to stay in a "safe zone".  Through out the
>paddle trip you would take bearing readings to see if you were in or 
>outside
>of your zone and react accordingly.
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