Linda and I were at Mission Bay ourselves that day trying to find someone to take her brother's rowing shell. We met Derek on Lake Superior a few years ago, and had we known, we would have swung by to say hello! Spring has sprung a few weeks early here in Minnesota. Nine of us paddled and picnicked on Lake Waconia yesterday. It being the day before Linda's birthday, Jody brought a couple of helium-filled balloons to tie to the bow of Linda's kayak and a party hat for her to wear at lunch. (Note: balloons are literally a drag when they droop into the water.) The water temperature was 44 degrees F., the air temperature maybe low 60s, and it was sunny with a light breeze -- a nice day to be out. The lake bottom near the golf course was littered with golf balls. I rolled upside down to grab one, and then had trouble getting up again while holding the ball in one hand. I think I found another use for those one-handed Greenland rolls! I wore my drysuit but no head protection, and was pleased to find that the water wasn't too cold for me to look around while upside down. I always like to test my rolling ability in cold water just to know I can do it. Chuck Holst still catching up on Paddlewise posts after the trip to San Diego -----Original Message----- From: Strosaker_at_aol.com [SMTP:Strosaker_at_aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 10:18 AM To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: [Paddlewise] "Dinking" with Derek Paddlewisers, The San Diego Kayak Club had the good fortune of having Derek Hutchinson teach his master's clinic and tell his North Sea crossing story last weekend. I am so glad that I didn't pass up this opportunity. Not only did I learn some finer points about paddling, but I was also entertained with Derek's charisma and humor, which alone were well worth the price of the clinic. I can't help but think how fortunate modern sea kayaking is to have such a unique and wonderful character as one of its pioneers. I also felt like a small part of recent sea kayaking history when Derek about had a heart attack after I did an extreme high brace with a head "dink." If you are interested, there is a photo of Derek and I on my website at: http://members.aol.com/pirateseakayaker/news.html or you can try clicking here: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/pirateseakayaker/news.html">News</A> *************************************************************************** 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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