Re: [Paddlewise] Gender Defender (was KP)

    I just needed to voice my strongest agreement with Mark's very insightful 
post.

Jed

In a message dated 7/13/00 5:10:11 PM, sailboatrestorations_at_worldnet.att.net 
writes:

<< I've felt hampered by slower paddlers and wanted to move on (not

that I'm a great paddler, mind you!).  I'm going to strive to avoid that

impulse.  It should be an incentive to two things, perhaps: (1) choose your

paddling partners according to the type of paddling you want to do, and if

it turns out that you made a mistake (*you* made the mistake), adjust your

expectations to the paddlers you are with (love the one you're with <g>);

and (2) if there are people in your group who can't keep up, want to go

back, etc. -- remember: there is a reason to be out there, and it is not

necessarily always to be *paddling* -- it's to enjoy the spot on the planet

that you happen to occupy at that moment: slow down and smell the roses.>>

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