> > For the class, however, my technique was to split all the couples and > have them paddle with a stranger in their boats. The second session > would be with their partners. Invariably people got along fine with > perfect strangers and not so well with loved ones. The old saying that > one should never teach a spouse how to drive is on target - intimacy gets > in the way of cooperation some times. So the trick to getting along in a > double is to treat the partner as if he or she were a total stranger with > "please" and "thank you" and "may I" and "would you care to" and all > that. > --Happened to be with open canoes, but I did a similar thing a few years ago. After splitting the couples into 'stranger pairs' they were reunited again, BUT not in their own boat. For a short stretch of time, then, they had to cooperate until they became comfortable with the feel of the boat... Joe P. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jun 13 2003 - 08:35:35 PDT
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