RE: [Paddlewise] What's Wrong with Kayaking

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Chris

I certainly hope you don't stereotype kayakers based on the style of boats
they paddle as simplistically and negatively as you have done with
motorcyclists in this post!  Would be a real shame -- much like considering
folding-boat owners as sissy paddlers because their kayaks aren't made with
kevlar or glass and surely not able to handle the thrill of playing in big
water!

Just my two cents!

Jim Tynan
Pike Road, AL
Avid sea and whitewater kayaker, and Harley "poser"

-----Original Message-----
From: chris_at_tejirian.com
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] What's Wrong with Kayaking

I think there's a lot in this comment: "There are the Gravity games for
young studs, whether skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX, or surfing. And they
certainly don't want to do anything as boring as floating around in a long,
tippy kayak, waiting to fall in the icy cold water."  
There's nothing wrong with surfing, and there's nothing wrong with Sea
Kayaking.  They appeal to completely different personalities.  I used to
ride motorcycles-- many of you will understand what I mean when I juxtapose
the touring rider on a BMW with the poser on a Harley or the poser on a cafe
racer (don't get me wrong, though: not everyone on a cafe racer is a poser).
Sea Kayaks are closer to the former (and I'm sure you have also figured out
my preference in bikes).  Surfing is closer to the latter.  Surfing is
probably more interesting to 15-25 year-old males for the obvious reason--
elaborating on that will get me in trouble.  And I haven't compared the
prices of surfboards and sea kayaks, but I'm guessing some of the answer
lies there, as well.

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