skimmer wrote: > "Whether or not one wears a pfd, particularly on the more benign > paddles, should be a matter of personal choice - as should be > decklines, bow lines, vhf radios, you name it. One cannot learn to > make decisions if they are not allowed choices. " > ------------------ > I say let em all sink or swim the hard way! You take those 6 > California kayakers that ALL CAPSIZED and ALL 6 of whom had to > be rescued by the USCG and good sumeritans. I bet they all > learned they don't need anything and don't need to learn anything! > I bet they were all in wreck boats. Must be that CALIFORNIA style > training Scott is pushing. Way out of line, Chuck. Scott's other major point was that he sees a lot of paddlers out there with very poor skills ... and that they need more training and experience in battle conditions. How about meeting the argument made head-on, instead of cherry-picking statements out of context? -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Mar 20 2007 - 18:08:40 PDT
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