I keep reading the Home Depot / Loews ads to see if the combination lawn mower and jet ski has been invented yet. I plan to be the first in my neighborhood to have one. Wet grass and high water will never be a problem again. Bradford R. Crain Quoting Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca>: > Oh come on Bradford, that's a low blow. I mean, like, _jet skis_? How > pathetic is that? You go out on the water, jump waves while disturbing > wildlife and running over kayakers, then go around in circles, jumping > your own wake, then, do it all over again. Doesn't sound, overall > compared to sea kayaking's many facets, to be a very interesting > activity. Nah, a kayak is much more of a personal watercraft with > greater potential for meaningful fun. Then again, a jet ski could make > a viable mini water taxi for getting kayakers out to interesting places > with their kayaks in tow, or even getting them out of trouble pronto > when they get in too deep. I'll get one for my wife to follow me around > in my kayak. Then she can use the jet ski lanyard to pull the wring in > my nose even harder! Just kidding. > > Doug > >> Why paddle a seakayak when you can drive a jet ski, oh pardon me, >> a personal watercraft. >> >> Bradford R. Crain >> >>>> 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 Fri Jul 06 2007 - 08:35:52 PDT
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