> What do you consider to be some of the all time greatest sea kayaking > expeditions to have ever been accomplished or attempted, and who do you rate to > be the most accomplished modern day sea kayakers? Just a little food for > thought. There must be some bunch, I think - not the only one. Different expeditions have different difficulties. Here is one - self-supported, unsponsored crossing by Ed Gillet from Monterey, California, to Maui, Hawaii. Another one could be Arctic crossing by John Watherman. This route had some challenges that Ed didn't encounter, and vice versa. On the other hand, John's kayak was a barge (Klepper AE II), passage wasn't neither self-supporting (he made stops in villages) nor open-ocean (cold waters forced him to keep very close to the shore), and his book hase raised some my doubts as to how well prepared he was to this trip, how much of a sea kayaker he is, and therefore whether he can be called "the most accomplished modern day sea kayaker", or one of the most. I've expressed this my thoughts earlier on folding kayaks forum, reaction was nervous from both his friends and equipment supppliers :-), though without much rebuttal evidence. Guys talked about "transferable experience", as I recall - i.e. experienced hiker can do well on seas and so on. Not to diminish somebody's accomplishments - just not sure if this expedition fits the above criteria. *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Apr 04 2004 - 21:06:07 PDT
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