PeterO wrote: > Doug' wrote > >Well, there's this one fellow who will not > >join our club, but wants to join in on the > >paddling fun. > > G'Day Doug' > I hope (for his sake) he at least joined the club after all the effort > the members went to!! Its a perpetual source of wonder how dedicated kayak > club organisers can be and how valuable the efforts of a good club are. > One fellow in particular has been facilitating trips for a number of years now, every Sunday and Wednesday, year 'round. He's helped a heck of a lot of folks slide into kayaking...and he's past retirement age. The situation on the paddle in question was rather unusual. Lots of folks have capsized, but this time one got away. I'm not sure why, as I wasn't there. Paddlers can't come along unless they have given 3 days notice to the facilitator. This way, if there is a higher number of new paddlers, the trip can be modified or more experienced paddlers brought along. Interestingly enough, the club had a scheduled rescue practice session on the following Sunday with the Aux. Coast Guard, the same guys that came out to rescue the wayward paddler the week before. They Auxiliaries said the club members had done the correct thing calling in a Mayday, and not to hesitate to do it again when in doubt. The immersion apparel/PFD requirement may seem harsh to some, but it provides some basic backup wiggle room, if you know what I mean. > > All the best, PeterO > (Who just came back from a grand surf training > weekend at a club in Tathra 350km south of Sydney) Sounds like fun. Let us know if anything interesting came up. I thought it was interesting a couple of years ago coming down the west coast of Nootka Island, negotiating through the reefs into the shore break. There was a bunch of board surfers off the Bajo Reef point break. This is real wilderness surfing. They were all wearing helmets. It was the first time I'd ever seen surfies wearing protective gear. Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Sep 21 2002 - 21:21:27 PDT
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