Re: [Paddlewise] Status of Sea Kayaking in the UK - My Limited Perspective

From: Bill Leonhardt <WJLeonhardt_at_bnl.gov>
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 10:14:41 -0400
At 06:17 PM 8/1/00 -0400, cakayak_at_mindspring.com wrote:
SNIP
>
>If anyone could tell me where I went wrong please let me know.  Other than
that I am very glad to paddle in the US and will never complain again about
the limited number of shops and/or clubs in my area.  Lesson learned!  Home
is sure looking good!
>
>F Thomas
>California Kayaker

Fred,

I had pretty much the same experience.  While I've never had a problem
renting a boat here in the US, I couldn't rent one in the south east corner
of England.  One shop told me that it was against BCU policy to rent to
someone by himself.

Although my geographical sampling was small, I came away from this
experience with a negative attitude toward any chance of renting in the UK.
 I vowed to return with my own boat.

Now, if I could just find someone on this list who knows about folding
kayaks...

Bill Leonhardt
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