Paddlewisers, A week or two ago, there was a posting on the San Diego Kayak Club email list from a well known and liked local kayaker. This kayaker informed everyone to be on the lookout for two whitewater kayaks that had been stolen off his car. The kayaks belonged to him and another well known and liked kayaker in the area. He described the kayaks in the email and said they should be easy to spot because they were rare models in this area. Because of a tight kayaking community and the internet, these boats were being watched out for by a lot of local kayakers, more than the thieve probably could've ever imagined. This evening there was an update on the email list. The kayaks were recovered thanks to a local kayak shop owner willing to get involved and somehow "luring" the thieve into his shop and stalling him until the police arrived. I won't name the shop owner, but let's just say that the guy paddled from California to Hawaii. I love stories like this! Duane *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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