RE: [Paddlewise] Renting closed-deck kayaks in the tropics

From: Shawn Baker <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 07:21:36 -0800 (PST)
--- John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu> wrote:
> they refused to rent it to me because the claimed I wouldn't be able
to get back in if I capsized.  When I told them I'd offer to
demonstrate that I could roll it...  

Did they let you demonstrate the roll/rent the kayak?  I was fully
ready to if I had to.  I doubt with an attitude like that they keep a
paddlefloat around, but one could also demonstrate a cowboy scramble.

>they said there were probably only 5-6 people on the island that could
roll. 

I think the ratio of rollers to non-rollers is high only on that big
island 2000 miles north of your location!

Shawn


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