In a message dated 5/10/00 8:09:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time, HTERVORT_at_aol.com writes: > > > Alex > > And Paul has gone out there and paddled, don't forget that. > Harold > He has paddled and he has contributed a great deal to kayaking -- as has > Matt. I'm sorry if you misunderstood me. There are those who "talk the > talk" and then there are those who "walk the walk". The former indicates > someone who works only on theory, the latter statement means the person gets > > out there and does what he says. Its a compliment, as I meant it for Peter > and Matt. > Ooops. Sorry, I improperly read "Peter" instead of "Paul". My hurried reply was referring to Peter and Matt, not Paul and Matt. I should never reply before a second reading AND a second cup of coffee. Yes, Paul Caffyn has done much and I have enjoyed reading some of his books about his incredible trips. Not taking anything from him or his accomplishments, I would like to point out that those who accomplish the most out in the field may not necessarilly be the ones that understand the physics behind why their boats are reacting the way they do. I can accept the validity of Paul's reports about the differences he felt with his different boats. He wrote about what he found, and I wouldn't dispute that. What I don't agree with are some of the conclusions that were drawn, either by Paul or others, from his observations. You cannot draw accurate conclusions about the effectiveness of properly-designed adjustable skegs from observations of the equipment Paul used. Harold So Cal *************************************************************************** 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 Wed May 10 2000 - 10:08:22 PDT
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