----- Original Message ----- From: "John Fereira" <jaf30_at_cornell.edu> > At 11:22 PM 3/9/01 -0900, Bill Bradshaw wrote: > >Paddlewise is such a great source of information I started wondering if > >there are any other good listservs oriented towards sea kayaking. > > If paddlewise is such a great source of information why would you *need* > another good listserv oriented towards sea kayaking? There is nothing better overall than PaddleWise but there are different ones around meeting specialized purposes. Some are local; CPAkayaker (Chesapeake) and NYCkayaker come immediately to mind. These locals, open to anyone, are more for local contacts and trips but often have lively discussions a la PaddleWise. Also some clubs have listserves; Bay Area Sea Kayakers for example has one but you can only get on it if you are a member; but if you need Bay info or contacts, just post on PaddleWise and someone will cross post it for you on BUZZ, the BASK listserve. Then there are specialized ones that have been around for awhile such as for boatbuilding or the emerging one mentioned here for folding kayaks. Beyond this you will also find that some manufacturers have excellent bulletin boards. Folbot's is one such example devoted to Folbot owner needs. To a lesser degree you will find boards, still in a fledgling stage, for the magazines...Canoe & Kayak has one. But PaddleWise still remains THE treasure trove of information. I can't keep count of the many times when I have learned things of value in its messages. The level of discussion here often beats that of the magazines, even Sea Kayaker, largely because there are some very informed characters (our "characters" give zestful flavor...Matt, Lloyd, etc.) who freely exchange ideas in the open. So you get a lot to pick from and not just one view. (I'm reminded of my days working at an international business reporting and forecasting company. One wag among our clients once commented that anytime he needed a variety or range of forecasts for a country he just called different people at our company!) ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Mar 10 2001 - 07:18:04 PST
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