>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.. How many out there agree with me that this is really good news. With the boom over and attrition from the grim reaper on the other end as well maybe sea kayaking will again return to being a sport where one doesn't have to compete for a camp spot. Maybe I can again enjoy a wilderness experience without having to burn so much fossil fuels to get to it before the reaper gets me. As for the shrinking WW demographic. Would you take up a sport, even if you were a wild and stupid testosterone charged young man, that seems, from the media portrayal, to be mostly throwing yourself off of high waterfalls without a parachute and trying to miss the rocks far below. Remember, wind surfing. It was once very popular too. Matt Broze www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jul 09 2007 - 20:29:59 PDT
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