Re: [Paddlewise] Paddling with beginners

From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 17:15:10 -0800
Doug Lloyd wrote:
> 
> Kirby asked:
> 
> <<<If you can, then try explaining what an expert paddler is.>>>
> 
> I hope I'm not impertinent, but...would that be an expert river paddler,
> expert ocean paddler, surf zone paddler...canoe or wave ski, SOT,
> outrigger or just what? Or is  the "expert paddler" in question a
> generic paddlesports person we are trying to envision? [megasnip]

Nice essay, Doug.  Very thoughtful, and thought-provoking, as well.

BTW, "accomplished" paddler may be a way to describe those whose
accomplishments outshine the exploits of the rest of us.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
unfinished paddler ...
not even Varathaned!

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