RE: [Paddlewise] Help! I'm being assimilated! Resistance is futile!

Oh Jed,

The secret handshake rears it's ugly head.  Really Jed I'd sooner start an
argument, ah, I mean discussion about the existence of God, then to raise
the feathered vs. unfeathered debate.  I know that there are a lot of good
BCU and ACA instructors as well as some not so good ones.  Same goes for non
certified instructors.  My question is this, if they require you to wear
orange undies two sizes too small will you?

Cheers,

Rob Cookson- who always paddles feathered but knows some fine paddlers who
paddle unfeathered.

 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety"
Benjamin Franklin

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of
> LedJube_at_aol.com
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 11:57 AM
> To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: [Paddlewise] Help! I'm being assimilated! Resistance is futile!
>
>
>     I was recently told that one of the requirements of BCU Coach
> awards is
> the use of a feathered paddle. Someone else told me last night
> that the ACA
> requires the same of it's instructors.
>     I have paddled unfeathered since my start in this sport, because is
> seemed more logical than the use of a feathered paddle. I still
> believe that
> there is no significant advantage to the use of feathered over
> unfeathered.
> Believe me, I've heard enough of the arguments, I just don't believe the
> facts prove that feathered is superior. So here I am, a soon to
> be "official"
> 3 star paddler, with dreams of teaching, but using an unfeathered paddle.
> Since I'm not ready to abandon my desire to teach, I find that I
> am forced to
> not just learn to paddle feathered but really to take my 3 star
> test with a
> feathered paddle.
>
>     Can anyone confirm or refute these claims of required
> feathered paddle
> use?
>
>     I'm really not looking to troll for an argument. Save your
> breath, I will
> still believe that unfeathered is better. But if I have to switch
> to become
> certified to teach, then I *will* switch.  C'est la guerre!
>     Thank you in advance for your factual responses regarding BCU / ACA
> policy and thanks to the rest of you for not trying to sway my beliefs
> regarding the feathered / unfeathered debate.
>
> Jed Luby
> Goffstown, NH
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