>At 09:35 PM 10/11/02 UT, Kirk Olsen wrote: >> >>Things have been quiet lately if someone wants to resurrect the sponson >>discussion, we may have someones ear. > >There was quite an extensive round of discussion on this subject and about >this woman and her project on rec.boats.paddle a few weeks ago. The RBP >sponsonwars were quite heated a couple years ago, and there were/are still >plenty of hard feelings. If you want to read the whole discussion, here's the URL on Google: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&th=bb55ba2a281ee 56c&rnum=5 The thread is titled "The Dreaded Debate". It's worth reading, especially the comments, toward the end, on what she and the USCG are up to. Also, check out the following: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&th=52092ec021b44 fd2&seekm=lc92ouk6bvc17q69j79qsfsdt93b13kfhp%404ax.com#link31 It contains an interesting side discussion. You may have to cut and paste these long URLs into a single line to get them to work. -- Wes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place NEW URL! -- http://www.kayakplace.com 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Oct 13 2002 - 16:42:57 PDT
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