At 08:09 AM 1/28/02 -0800, Steve Scherrer wrote: > > Scott says: > > the vast majority of average Joe paddlers would be far better off > > learning to paddle with some restraint and practicing skills rather > > then wasting their money on a bunch of unnecessary equipment which > > the paddler SHOULD never need! > > > >It's a paddler's responsibility to: > >1. Take lessons and learn how to control your boat. > >2. Learn about seamanship and rescue/ recoveries. > >3. Outfit yourself for the conditions at hand. This includes learning how >to use all your kit. (more lessons?) > >4. Go paddling with a support team and practice pushing your limit and >comfort zone. > >5. Continue with coaching until you are happy with your results. All good advice. However, how important all of this to any particular person kind of depends on how one defines "paddler". I would imagine that most people that paddle short , wide recreational boats exclusively in calm protected waters, never have taken a lesson, have little interest in "pushing their limit", and are perfectly happy with the experience, despite having little or no knowledge about seamanship and rescue/recoveries. The above seem to be written with the assumption that all "paddlers" have similar goals. *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jan 28 2002 - 12:36:55 PST
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