Paddlewisers, This rescue reminds me that way too much macho BS is going on in a lot of sports, including sea kayaking. The problem is the media sensationalizing risk taking. I was disturbed by a recent paddling magazine article that glorified a guy surfsking in 60 knot winds and 15 foot surf, only to have his surfski destroyed, and another guy going over a 186 foot waterfall. Is this what we should be striving for? Duane Southern California *************************************************************************** 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 Aug 03 2009 - 17:01:52 PDT
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