On Thu, 7 Sep 2000 07:03:44 +1000, Peter Treby wrote: >Melissa: >>"I've had the dubious honor of being the "bad example" on the cover >>of a paddling magazine (Sea Kayaker, April '99)..." >What was the surf like that day? It looked like being a challenging >breakout. If I remember the photo correctly, you had a peaked cap >on. I also remember thinking that you might not keep it on while >paddling through that break! >Regards, >Peter Treby >37°42'S 145°08'E > Peaked hat? eek! I suppose it was just a bad hair day ;-). The surf was big and messy that day (quite big, as I recall), and seemed to go on forever - but it was fun! The only casualty that day was (were?) my sunglasses - a lens popped out somewhere along the way. About the photo: it was "reversed" - the left side paddle blade should have been power-face up (right hand control), and you can see the Kokatat label on the "wrong" sleeve of my drytop. Artistic decision, I guess - to get me pointed in the right direction? John (the photographer) told me that day not to be surprised if I saw myself in print somewhere, but I was very surprised anyway when I pulled it out of my mailbox six months later. Melissa note: see the PFD? :-) *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Sep 06 2000 - 18:17:45 PDT
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