Re: [Paddlewise] old man and the sea

> Hope you don't mind my two "sense" about The old man and the sea, which I
did
> enjoyed reading and even though I'm a paddler of the Adirondacks not of
the
> sea!

I did enjoy it too.  It's a matter of sense of proportion - how far should
we go into simplicity and austerity, VS benefits of modern technology.
Brass fittings of old Klepper were still brass, not wooden.  I'm sure his
knife was metal too (not stone axe or fish bone).  Wood is an excellent
material, and Klepper AE is pretty old and tested model, very little need to
improve anything on it.  Fiberglass paddle is lighter, better shaped and
lets you go faster than plastic or aluminums one, being strong enough, so
again very little need to go for aluminums shovels, right :-)?    I also
wouldn't compare folding or skin-on-frame boats to fiberglass or plastic or
metal boats - they are just too different.
Alex.

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