Hi Duane.... I really wanted to get down there for TAKS but real life intervened. I think Dec or Jan are more realistic. The only problem I have with BCU is that it looks to me like a power grab and money making scheme all rolled up in one. But I'm not much for "credentials". I think the USA (and the western world in general) is far too credential-driven. I sympathize with people trying to determine who is "qualified" to instruct and who isn't, however. So far the Greenland folks have managed to avoid the credential system and I, for one, hope that it stays that way. I have learned a lot from Greenland folks but also a lot from people who have no documentation whatsoever. That particular list is pretty long. Once you introduce politics you inevitably get rancor. It just seems to be part and parcel of the human condition. I no longer know which "style" I use to paddle. I have everything from kevlar to SOF and paddles from wing to GP. I just use whatever seems to fit the day and my mood. There are a lot of Greenland techniques that I'd like to get better at. See you later this winter. Craig On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Duane Strosaker <strosaker_at_yahoo.com>wrote: > Craig, > > I'm sorry you couldn't make it down for TAKS (Traditional Arctic Kayak > Symposium), but maybe we'll see you down here this winter. > > TAKS was a great event once again. Although one sour note for me was a few > people constantly BCU bashing. Although I feel more G-style than BCU in > recent years, I found myself constantly defending the BCU. Like I always > say, I really don't care what kind of paddle people use, because the > important thing is to be paddling. Also, G-style and the BCU could learn a > lot from each other. I feel lucky to have learned a lot from both. > > Duane > > > --- On Mon, 10/19/09, Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com> wrote: > > > Duane posted this link on Facebook. I > > thought I'd copy it and post it here > > for those of you who are interested. > > > > > > http://duane.smugmug.com/Hobbies/TAKS2009/10013845_9vNjZ#685223870_STtWz *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 19 2009 - 21:41:17 PDT
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