I just received my first issue of a magazine from National Geographic, called "Adventure". In it -- wish I had it with me to properly describe it -- there was a brief article on an island near one of the Atoll's off the coast of Belize. The article covered numerous reasons to visit the island. It included an underwater picture of a kayaker wearing a diving mask and snorkel. The Kayak(er) was completely underwater, almost perpendicular to the bottom, with the bow a scant few feet off the bottom. Couldn't clearly tell how far under water the stern was. The caption mentioned "extreme kayaking" (I think - I'm at work and it just occured to me to ask the Paddlewisers about it, so I'm drawing from memory), but the article was not about kayaking specifically, just travel adventures and a variety of things to enjoy while there. I've not been Kayaking long, but that photo caught me by surprise. What's it all about?? Anyone familiar with it?? I have no intention of trying it..... just curious. Rick (..... in Virginia - no snow, but lows in the low twenties, and my normal launch sites are frozen) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I suspect it was a posed photo. They filled with kayak with water, or something heavier than water and plunged in with photographer in position. Then after a few shots the paddler surfaced for some air. Nice shot though, dontcha think? Barbara ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Barbara Kossy Sea Kayak Italy P.O. Box 434 Moss Beach, CA 94038 650-728-8720 fax: 650-728-8753 bkossy_at_igc.org www.seakayakitaly.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net]On Behalf Of Rick Sylvia I just received my first issue of a magazine from National Geographic, called "Adventure". In it -- wish I had it with me to properly describe it -- there was a brief article on an island near one of the Atoll's off the coast of Belize. The article covered numerous reasons to visit the island. It included an underwater picture of a kayaker wearing a diving mask and snorkel. The Kayak(er) was completely underwater, almost perpendicular to the bottom, with the bow a scant few feet off the bottom. Couldn't clearly tell how far under water the stern was. The caption mentioned "extreme kayaking" (I think - I'm at work and it just occured to me to ask the Paddlewisers about it, so I'm drawing from memory), but the article was not about kayaking specifically, just travel adventures and a variety of things to enjoy while there. I've not been Kayaking long, but that photo caught me by surprise. What's it all about?? Anyone familiar with it?? I have no intention of trying it..... just curious. Rick (..... in Virginia - no snow, but lows in the low twenties, and my normal launch sites are frozen) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I saw that picture. The photo was obviously a put-on... and I just hope that they didn't kill themselves trying to retrieve the kayak out of the water after the shot was taken. It must have been filled with a prodigious amount of Canadian Ballast Rocks to get it to sink all that way. Unfortunately, the only thing extreme about that magazine is the sheer number of advertisements. I feel like I was suckered out of the $6/yr subscription price. :) Cheers, Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Sylvia" <Rick.Sylvia_at_ferginc.com> > I just received my first issue of a magazine from National Geographic, > called "Adventure". In it -- wish I had it with me to properly describe it > -- there was a brief article on an island near one of the Atoll's off the > coast of Belize. The article covered numerous reasons to visit the island. > It included an underwater picture of a kayaker wearing a diving mask and > snorkel. The Kayak(er) was completely underwater, almost perpendicular to > the bottom, with the bow a scant few feet off the bottom. Couldn't clearly > tell how far under water the stern was. The caption mentioned "extreme > kayaking" (I think - I'm at work and it just occured to me to ask the > Paddlewisers about it, so I'm drawing from memory), but the article was not > about kayaking specifically, just travel adventures and a variety of things > to enjoy while there. > > I've not been Kayaking long, but that photo caught me by surprise. What's > it all about?? Anyone familiar with it?? I have no intention of trying > it..... just curious. > > Rick (..... in Virginia - no snow, but lows in the low twenties, and my > normal launch sites are frozen) > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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