> From: B00jum! <snark_at_tulgey.org> > ralph diaz writes: > > <snip> > > should probably deploy an outrigger or add spxnsxns. My guess is that > ^^^^^^^^ > Allrighty, for the sake of the newbies on the group I'll ask for them. > Why is it common practice in this group to misspell sp*ns*n (showing > the other common spelling variant)?? > > As I recall from the little I've heard is that it has to do with some > great religious debate on paddlewise awhile (?) back. Actually, the "great religious debate" occurred on WaveLength which would not allow discussion of sponsons because the word invoked such intense flamming and personal attacks on that list. Alas, PaddleWise was born :-) A little more background, the developer/promoter of sponsons felt all kayakers (even ww) should carry sponsons and was attempting to persuade the US Coastguard to mandate that all kayakers carry sponsons. Some marketing ploy, eh? :-) The US Coastguard has not embraced the idea. For a good discussion that occurred on PaddleWise regarding sponsons as soon as PaddleWise came into being, go to the PaddleWise website http://www.paddlewise.net/topics/boatequip/sponson.html Cheers, Jackie *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 08 2000 - 09:40:49 PDT
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