Re: [Paddlewise] Navy chopper rescues two kayakers at sea

From: Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:40:33 -0700
Mark Arnold wrote:

>Found this site about the incident.   Some interesting comments submitted by readers.
>
>http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1881395/posts
>  
>

Sheesh... some of those are scary.  Like the poster that decided to play 
in the waves with his/her daughter and couldn't get back to camp because 
they were blown away.  This is not a paddling forum. 

Some are pretty funny, though.  I like these.....

<>"Kayaking on the ocean just never seemed to safe to me.  Can anyone 
explain why some have taken up kayaking on the sea?  Is it a bigger 
thrill than riding the rapids."

"Can't imagine, I mean, why would you want to paddle around in a dinky 
plastic shell in shark infested waters dressed as a burrito?  They need 
to spend a little "quality time" in church after that little jaunt."

"That part of the ocean is relatively calm."

(I guess they never heard of hurricane season or the Gulf Stream)

<>"Ocean Kayaks are for near shore activities in calm waters,(bays, 
estuaries, inside passages) Extended, open water, unsupported (no 
mothership) passages are insane.

The map, if accurate, is interesting.  They were pretty far out.  Nice 
pictures of the fort.

Jackie
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