Hi All We are having a discussion in Australia right now and I would welcome your thoughts; 1 - What makes a top or "elite" sea kayak paddler? Long trips (over a certain distance) Fast trips Trips in the worst conditions (over a specific wind or wave or current or temperature or etc.) Number of rolls (both sides) Number and effiency of strokes (across the full range) Number and effiency rescue techniques Ability to play in extreme rock gardens Accuracy of navigation Quality of planning 2 - Is it possible to design an overall ranking system so that you know exactly where you stand? If not an overall system, how about a series of benchmarks? Your thoughts? Ian Dewey Manager - Canoe Education Australian Canoeing *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Sep 09 2004 - 15:22:28 PDT
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:31:17 PDT