G'day The first time I even thought about cold water was on a visit to Washington in early spring when looking to see if the Canoe hire shop at the Potomac was open - it wasn't! At that time I hadn't joined Paddlewise. The possibility of ignorance/stupidity are ever present when entering a new environment. How does someone starting out become aware of hazards - For me the answer was finding well advertised clubs with experienced members and well developed codes of practise - and of course access to discussion groups such as Paddlewise. If the shops selling/hiring kayaks could refer people to such clubs it would be a good start. PeterO (Paddling tonight in Sydney, where the water this time of year is about 20 centigrade!) *************************************************************************** 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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