>Personally, I find paddling can become a bit monotonous at times. Chris >Cunningham made an interesting observation recently about the difficulty >enticing a younger demographic to the enjoyment of paddling, when that same >demographic probably isn't too interested in an activity that requires >hours >of constant, slow moving activity - given the current generation of younger >adults who's penchant for media action and fast-paced recreation may >preclude the commitment necessary for sea kayaking.. But paddling is shrinking in whitewater too. There aren't many young folka getting into it. When I'm on the river, I'm quite frequently the youngest guy there, and there are often many,many more people who are a good ten-20 years older than me, than there are who are any number of years younger than me. And I'm 31. (Oh, and I do enjoy sea kayaking. ) There are some notable hotshots who are young, and certainly more young WW paddlers than young sea kayakers, but I'm not sure the argument you're making explains it *all*. Geoff *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 05 2007 - 08:26:44 PDT
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