About the whole discussion: It's so good to read it all! In Paddlewise, saying this kayakker is a beginner is preaching to the choir. What's more, the choir is getting bored with it! I'm almost embarressed to say, that right now I am in a simular discussion with my own club, with a totally different feedback. I'm trying to convince them, that for paddling on cold water, more then 500 meters from shore, you may expect: - That kayaks have adequate floatation; - That everybody has practiced rescues; - That everybody has practiced capsising, releasing a sprayskirt and getting out of the kayak; - That if the wind is blowing 5 or higher, you should know how to steer and brace. Doesn't sound too unreasonable, does it? Well, according to a handful of my clubmembers its bordering on paranoia. Their main argument: "Nothing happened so far, so how dangerous can it be?" Had I not been a member of Paddlewise, had I not seen the flood of accident reports each spring, I would never have started this discussion. Thanks, paddlewisers. In the club I may stand alone, but not in the bigger picture. Niels. *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 27 2004 - 02:55:44 PST
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