Re: [Paddlewise] What's Wrong with Kayaking

From: Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:35:17 -0800 (PST)
> From: Nick Schade <nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com>

> All these surfing magazines have very attractive covers. One is 
> virtually an art publication. The whole image presented is interesting 
> and exciting. How come sea kayaking is portrayed as boring? Is a 
> picture of a low-end kayak, sitting calmly on smooth water really the 
> image of sea kayaking that attracts us to the sport? Is this really the 
> cover shot that is going to attract people to the sport?

Actually, Nick, if the surf magazines were to present a "true"
image of surfers, it would be a picture of group of surfers
straddling their boards in a lineup waiting... and waiting... 
and waiting for a ride to come along.  The real buzzphrase is
"hang 20."

:-)

Jackie
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