A question out of curiosity..... I am a Nova Scotian (a bluenoser, a herring choker) living in Australia. In NS I am use to people getting into there boats on the beach, securing spray skirts and then launching themselves out into the surf or bay or whatever. In Australia I see a lot of people carry there boats into the water and do a tippy balancing maneuver to avoid pulling their boats across the sand. In Canada I have seen a plastic boat with a hole worn through the bottom from one too many seal launches so I am familiar with the inherent risk to the boats. I am curious if it is just a cold water vs warm water climatic difference (it doesn't mater so much if you fall into warm water...), or if it is a paddling culture difference. Or is it because people with Mirages are forced to do this because of there rudder configurations and everyone else here is just trying to copy them. What do most folks do where you live??? cheers Phil MacDonnell -- _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "BAY AND BEYOND SEA KAYAK TOURS" 38 Lakeside Dr., South Durras, NSW, 2536 Ph: (02) 4478-7777 Webpage: http://www.naturecoast-tourism.com.au/bayandbeyond ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *************************************************************************** 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 Nov 09 2002 - 03:34:39 PST
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