"Peter Rattenbury" <ratten_at_uow.edu.au> wrote: >I just think the buddy system is the best practical safety solution...groups will always tend to naturally break down. And the bigger the group and more disparate the skill levels, the more likely this will happen. Wes Boyd quoted GLSK: "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." With nods to the natural order of things, it is the obligation of group members on a club trip to stick together. I suggest that the reason that experienced kayakers paddle with clubs is to meet people. Inexperienced kayakers paddle with clubs to meet people AND learn things AND be safer in the group. If you're an experienced kayaker who wants to paddle with a club, you should be committed to paddling at a pace the slower paddlers set. If you don't want to paddle that slowly, or want to look after weaker paddlers, paddle with your buddies and not a club. (I'm not making this statement to either Peter or Wes in particular...just making a general note) Shawn Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ *************************************************************************** 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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