I think I may concentrate on getting some stars this year. Not because I think it's the be all end all of kayak certification, but at least it provides some objective goals to make. Most of the kayak instruction I've gotten in the past was just too basic to have much impact, but that wasn't the case at GGSKS. Perhaps the thing to do is get a small group and get someone to take you out to learn in more challenging conditions. Besides, now that Jen has her 5 stars, I can go down there and learn from the best! Mark -----Original Message----- John and All, At this symposium, there were four 5 Star Sea candidates (I was a part of the group they led), and none passed. Afterwards, Nigel Dennis was saying that the new 4 Star Sea, which now has a leadership component, is all that 99% of Americans need, because the only two places in the USA that have the type of tidal currents where the 5 Star assessment can even happen is San Francisco and Long Island. Duane --- On Thu, 1/15/09, John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu> wrote: > I think it's a bit unfair to compare that certification > described above with BCU certification. *************************************************************************** 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 Jan 15 2009 - 11:58:55 PST
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