Re: [Paddlewise] 'Elite racers' die in kayak accident - The WoodenBoat Forum

From: John H <seajohnkayak_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:22:29 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks for pointing out the video link...some how i missed it. Would you be so kind as to re-post it. Thank you.
  john

Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote:
  Tony Olsen wrote:
> Yeah, I've been following that one. Sounds like the 'elite' can make 
> mistakes too. Probably worse ones than we would. I'm guessing we 
> respect our limitations a little more than they do theirs.

Tony, that last sentence is what I would have thought before checking out 
the debriefing video referred to in my posting. I came away with respect 
for those folks and humility about my own talents. They do play it a 
little closer to the edge than most of us do, but they also understand the 
risks pretty well.

They got nailed, partly by the conditions, and partly by the mindset of 
their way of tackling paddling. The interview is worth watching.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR


       
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