> - 5 people who refuse to practice anything Niels, interesting info. I feel for ya! My situation is that I took a few classes from the local outfitter a couple years ago, and would love to practice, but it's overly challenging to do assisted rescues solo. Nobody else ever wanted to get together outside of class to practice! And, I still haven't found anyone to practice with. I occasionally practice paddle float rescues in my in-laws pool, but not out in open water. Without a spotter, it's not practice... it really is a self rescue. Seems like an unnecessary risk unless you have a partner who can help you if you get into trouble. And, needless to say, ain't no way I'm practicing a self rescue in rough, real life, conditions without a spotter. So tell me, what good will it ever do me to be able to self rescue in a pool :-( It's like people think that if they took the class, and successfully did "it" (whatever the "it" happened to be), then they're set and no longer need to practice. Rick *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jul 28 2003 - 05:47:08 PDT
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