I've always been curious and since we're on the subject how about an informal poll? 1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three thousand miles cumulative? 2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or more consecutive days? Thanks Sid Taylor *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 03:33 PM 5/6/02 -0700, Sid Taylor wrote: >I've always been curious and since we're on the subject how about an >informal poll? > >1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three thousand miles cumulative? Should crack three thousand this year. >2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or more consecutive days? It'd be nice if I could get off work that long. How about Lake Superior for six? -- Wes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
--- Sid Taylor <tayls_at_snowcrest.net> wrote: > 1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three > thousand miles cumulative? I never kept a log of my paddling, but my best guess would be close to 4 thousand miles. It is pretty much all whitewater and spread over a 20 or so year period with a long layoff in the middle. > 2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or > more consecutive days? Nope. Mostly whitewater rivers up to this point. Sea kayaking is a very recent interest for me and I don't yet even own a sea kayak (I am in the process of buildng a CLC Chesapeake 17). Pete Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.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/ ***************************************************************************
On Monday, May 06, 2002, at 3:33:07 PM PST, Sid Taylor wrote: > 1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three thousand miles > cumulative? I just did a conservative estimate, and came up with over 8000 miles so far. > 2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or more > consecutive days? Without touching land for ten consecutive days? I'm not *that* crazy! :-) However - if you're just counting consecutive "day trips" on the sea (including open sea along the coast, bays, and island hopping), with comfortable land breaks at home every night, I'd have to say that ten consecutive days is a drop in the bucket! I also sometimes paddle on local coastal rivers and on some lakes, but you only asked about sea paddling. I live by the sea, and months can go by and I can't remember a day that I wasn't on the water. I do miss some days, but missing a day of paddling is not usually on my intentional agenda. If I'm not on the water for five or more days in a row, it means I must be sick, injured, or the Winter storm conditions are just to dangerous for solo paddling (I enjoy some crazy water, but I'm no Doug Lloyd!). Those dry stretches do happen, but thankfully, not very often. Some people feel compelled to work; I feel compelled to paddle! :-) Melissa -- PGP public keys: mailto:pgp_keys_at_gmx.co.uk?subject=0x46C29887&Body=Please%20send%20keys *************************************************************************** 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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