At 02:10 PM 04/30/2000 -0400, Strosaker_at_aol.com wrote: >Paddlewisers, >A few recent posts about sea kayaking becoming too popular of a sport and >becoming overcrowded have amused me. ... >Duane Strosaker Duane and all, I share that sentiment. I was out this weekend for the first time in awhile (due to a recent surgery). I was paddling out on a completely lake-like south San Francisco Bay. The wind was never more than 3 knots and the ripples were rarely larger than my wake. I did not see a single motorboat on the 9 square miles area of the South Bay during my 2-1/2 hour, 9 NM paddle. The only other boat on the water was a lone kayaker who pulled into the dock 5 minutes after me. I think 9 square miles is big enough for 2 paddlers in the same day. jerry. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I have been following this discussion. I tend to think longingly for the days when I rarely saw other paddlers on the water. However, the great benefit of the popularity of the sport is the wide range of boat and accessories available today. Much of my equipment in the early 70s including spray skirts was home made. My boat were, by today's standards, inadequate. This availability of directly due to the popularity of the sport. Manufacturers are unwilling to distribute products for, relatively speaking, a handful of buyers. Rick Kincaid Hollister, CA *************************************************************************** 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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