Re: [Paddlewise] group dynamics

From: Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 00:51:23
At 10:54 AM 4/8/02 +1000, Peter Rattenbury wrote:
>I think Peter T has hit on it, when he writes that we seakayakers tend to be
>an individualistic lot.  I don't know any folk who get into the sport
>because they are 'clubbies'. This is not to say there should not be clubs,
>or club rules concerning group paddles.

I am reminded of the mission statement of the Great Lakes Sea Kayakers,
which reads something like (I'm doing this from memory) "We believe that
their choice of a one, or at most two seat boat reflects the degree of
organization that sea kayakers are interested in."

-- Wes
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