Matt wrote, >I think Australia, having such an abundance of surf, >should pass a law that each end of any kayak made >from now on should have a large clown nose ball-shaped >bow and stern so if that kayak is used in the surf >then it would be less of a danger to the paddler, >swimmers, surfacing skin divers, G'Day Matt, Joking apart, in Oz there are so many highly populated surf beaches. Landing in surf with swimmers, divers or surfers around would be something I'ld avoid like the plague. But I'm not a skilled surfer. However, I don't know too many kayakers here who would land in big surf amongst swimmers. I do know several groups who in wild and extremely uncomfortable conditions have paddled kilometers further down the coast to avoid landing at a populated beach. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Aug 14 2004 - 00:56:44 PDT
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