[Paddlewise] freedom to fail, free of advice

"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?"
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Hi Dave,

I agree my comments are totally rediculous. I expect that most of 
us learned, apart from basics, by going into demanding conditions 
with friends and trained "to see what we could do". Now we are in 
the mode of providing advice, which Scott doesn't seem to like very 
much.

So what is the answer? Do we offer the advice, or not?

The little story about the 6 capsized kayakers was a typical press 
account that provides no useful information other than that the 
event happened, date and place. Those paddlers failed to take 
advantage of a perfect chance to do an "all in rescue". I've done 
that with novice paddlers a mile or so off shore. It instills 
confidence.

Chuck Sutherland 
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