Re: [Paddlewise] scary sight

I have done the same thing many times when first learning the sport. It is 
very comfortable, and tossing a rolled up jacket on the deck was my 
concession to safety. I have observed the failure or the immortality 
factor in practice. I have modified my behavior and fortunately suffered 
no extreme lesson to prompt the change. If indeed that was an outfitter 
you encountered I can only speculate who will be the one to serve as his 
teacher. Some poor soul looking for a little mild adventure on holiday, 
ignorant of the chance he may come home in a box, or maybe not at all.

Kevin 


I just returned from a trip up in the San Juan Islands with a few 
members from BASK (Bay Area Sea Kayakers).  We are a safety oriented 
group of folks.  We were getting outfitted on the beach of Lopez Island 
one morning - very warm air temps, but the usual cooler temps in the 
water, and ALL of us were suiting up appropriately for the water - 
neoprene or fuzzy rubber suits.  An outfitter was pulling boats down to 
the water's edge, presumably in preparation for getting some guests out 
on the water.  After informing us of the proper car parking etiquette, 
he smirked "Boy! you folks are gonna be HOT in all that neoprene!", as 
if, neoprene was silly at best, and majorly uncomfortable.

That should explain why Jolie saw those guys paddling by in shorts and 
tee-shirts.  The inexperienced combined with the underdressed only makes 
for perfect testing of Darwinian theory.


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