> I'm curious about the recent Florida symposium. Comments from those of you > who attended? Sandy > > It was great, but the water was a lot colder this year than last--62, compared to 73. I wished I'd brought my dry suit. And we had a bad weather day Saturday--had to cancel afternoon on water classes out of fear of hypthermia. Horizontal rain, lots of wind. But we spent a cozy afternoon in the lodge hearing a discussions of interesting talks by notables like Nigel Foster and Andy Stamp. As always, the meals were great and the comeraderie fabulous. I took a 3-star BCU training along with 17 others. Of the 13 that took the assessment, I think around 3 or 4 passed! I heard a lot of Coach 3's flunked also. I'm so weird I have to admit it's that very stringency that attracts me to the BCU. No shark, alligator or manatee attacks were encountered. Jolie > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jolie Smilowicz" <jolie_at_rockisland.com> To: "Paddlewise submissions" <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 8:27 PM Subject: [Paddlewise] Fw: Sweetwater events snip > > No shark, alligator or manatee attacks were encountered. > snip What about the kraken? I've read some press reports--mostly in the Star and Enquirer--that it leaves Norway during the winter months to terrorize Floridians; is this true? But even if it were, what are the odds, right? Craig *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Craig MacKinnon wrote: > > No shark, alligator or manatee attacks were encountered. > > What about the kraken? I've read some press reports--mostly in the Star and > Enquirer--that it leaves Norway during the winter months to terrorize > Floridians; is this true? But even if it were, what are the odds, right? We were harassed by a couple of pods of dolphin on the way back from Egmont Key on Sunday, but no, I didn't see any sharks, alligators, or manatee, either. However, the wind Saturday made up for the lack of wildlife. It blew my tent down and broke a 3/8" fiberglass pole. Suggestion for the future: just because you're going to Florida, don't leave your drysuit at home. Next time I'm bringing mine, plus all the fleece I own. And my Gore-Tex hiking boots. And some bigger tent pegs. Other than the weather, the Symposium was great. Quite a distinguished collection of coaches to work with. I really enjoyed Greg Stamer's classes. I need to learn the Greendlandish name for the land-flat-on-your-back-like-a-judo-fall high brace he taught us. -- Steve *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> From: Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu> > > Craig MacKinnon wrote: > > > What about the kraken? I've read some press reports--mostly in the Star and > > Enquirer--that it leaves Norway during the winter months to terrorize > > Floridians; is this true? But even if it were, what are the odds, right? I've never heard of a kraken so I did a search on Google and came up with: http://www.unmuseum.org/kraken.htm gee... that's how _I_ look after a multi-day primitive-camping seakayaking trip in weather like Steve describes - especially with relentless lightning thrown in the mix :-) > However, the wind Saturday made up for the lack of wildlife. It blew my > tent down and broke a 3/8" fiberglass pole. jackie *************************************************************************** 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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