on 8/11/00 10:37 PM, Aaron Cunningham at acunning_at_seanet.com wrote: snip > > I think I agree with both sentiments...while I don't know the effects of > having a rudder around, but not deployed on wind, etc...I suspect that the > first boat will have one, unless I finally get some classes and don't end up > needing it (classes to come soon, and definitely before purchasing a boat... snip Aaron, My two favorite instructors in the Seattle area are Nigel Foster and George Gronseth. Your money will be well spent. George has a web site at www.halcyon.com/kayak/. In the past Nigel has taught classes organized by the Mountaineer Club (www.anabasisnw.com/sk/nigel.html) and also through Mariner Kayaks. He will be teaching through the Mountaineers in November. It may be limited to members, I don't know for sure. Nigel is usually at the West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium also. You mentioned in another post that you will be at the WCSKS. Maybe I'll see you there. I'll be helping Ken and Kathea Rasmussen teach a class and workshop on custom outfitting the cockpit (hip pads, knee and thigh braces, and custom seats). At the symposium they will have more kayaks than you will be able to paddle in three days. You will have a blast. I wonder if they are going to publish the class schedule on the web site this year. In the past you did not know who was teaching and when they were teaching until you arrived on Friday morning. Later. Rex *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 11 2000 - 17:25:32 PDT
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