>I do find it interesting, however, that in areas with a lot of paddlers >there isn't a similar organization of volunteers for sea kayaking or >sailing, fishermen and boaters in general. Funded by donations and staffed >by volunteers. There's the National Canoe Safety Patrol. During the summers it works with NPS rangers on the Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational RIver. It's been active since 1981 or so and has had a considerable influence on reducing fatalities on the river. All the members are volunteers and are committed to giving at least three weekends per summer to patrolling the river. In return they are very well trained in safety and rescue techniques. It's been successful enough that a new chapter has now formed and will begin patrolling the Lower Delaware Recreational area next year... *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Oct 03 2000 - 23:41:23 PDT
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