On Feb 2, 2007, at 20:18, Michael Daly wrote: [...] > I initially looked at the wiki definition of flatwater and didn't like > it so I decided not to post it here. Indeed 'flatwater' is more difficult than it looks like :-) I think the term 'flatwater' originally came from racing, to distinguish between the disciplines whitewater and flatwater racing. Outside this sports the word 'flatwater' is also used now, but then it generally addresses to the discipline 'touring'. Which can indeed be confusing, because 'touring' is not always done on (really) flat water, and there are also activities on flatwater that are not touring -- FreeStyle Canoeing for example! Touring paddling can be seen as a very broad discipline, ranging from making easy short trips on easy (flat...) waters to paddling hard for a workout or doing long difficult trips in a wilderness environment (often called 'expedition') or on big open water, like the ones you are likely to find on the sea ;-) Dirk Barends *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 08 2007 - 03:37:56 PST
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