I'm with ya, Scott. I actually believe that some of the "safety advocates" on this list, particularly ones with high profiles, are going to affirmatively hurt the sport, by being so much in favor of "safety" that -- whether they intend to or not -- they (or their statements) will support additional regulations, etc., even to the point of rendering the sport as we know it practically impossible. For some people, having *fun* is just not what *anything* is about. Mark > Hmmmm. Makes me wonder about the trained professionals. It cracks me up > that the people on this list are so obsessed with safety issues. Heck, we've > learned that dry suits are far better then wet suits and you'd be a fool to > ever paddle without one. Pfd's of course MUST be worn at all times regardless > of the situation. We practice our rescue skills until we are blue in the face > and do rolls until it can be considered "bomb proof!" And as if that wasn't > enough we then have to over burden our poor little boats with every > conceivable piece of safety equipment known to man. And with all of this > preparation we then come across a distressed swimmer and sit there and watch > them drown because we deem the situation to be too dangerous to approach > since there just might be a possibility that the person in the water could > capsize us in which event we might, oh heaven forbid, get wet!!!!!! Whatever. > > Scott > So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Oct 08 2000 - 04:46:14 PDT
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