According to Paddler Magazine Pacific Water Sports in Seattle closed up shop Late fall. Is this true? Bob, who used to visit the shop on long plane layovers in Seattle *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Sadly, yes. -----Original Message----- From: Bob Carter Subject: [Paddlewise] PWS According to Paddler Magazine Pacific Water Sports in Seattle closed up shop Late fall. Is this true? *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
--- Bob Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net> wrote: > According to Paddler Magazine Pacific Water > Sports in Seattle closed up shop > Late fall. Is this true? > > Bob, who used to visit the shop on long plane > layovers in Seattle Paddlewisers, I've heard that the sea kayaking business hasn't been doing so well in the Northwest lately. It's still booming down here in Southern California, where there is still plenty of potential for growth. Maybe the mecca of sea kayaking is shifting. I can just see the entire staff of Sea Kayaker Magazine moving from Seattle to LA. Duane *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
PWS closed last November after 32 years in the business. They were forced to move a few years before to make way for a new airport parking lot (shades of the earth in Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy). The move was costly and they expanded into a much bigger location with a lot higher overhead just before the market for canoes and kayaks was about to take a nose dive (after 9/11/2001). They also did not want to lay off good employees during what might prove to be just a temporary down turn so they kept too many employees on the payroll for too long and the combination resulted in too many expenses and not enough income to cover them. The Boeing/Airlines downturn and the dot.com bust has had a bigger depressing effect on the local economy (relative to the national economy) as well. WA and OR have had the highest unemployment rates in the country since 9/11. Matt Broze www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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