Hej Niels You're perfectly right, and I wonder as I know that there are very serious paddlers and clubs in the Netherlands (I am a dutchman my selv) The steering part is often overlooked, trainnig recues in poollike surroundings is all very well. But I know from experience that many people who know their rescues have a very difficult time to get to the person needing rescue if there is a wind blowing! Therefor rescues have to be trained in a windy and choppy sea. You could try just falling out of your boat on one of your cluboutings and see how people cope, that might be a eyeopner for some of them. And don't forget the right clothing! Lenze www.havkajakcenter.dk 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. *************************************************************************** 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 - 03:06:32 PST
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