Duane said > What Freya had to say ... wasn't of that must interest to me, because I > take anything a sponsored paddler ... has to say with a grain of salt. I doubt that Freya spent a year of her life paddling round Australia for the sponsorship opportunities ;-) Perhaps she got a heap of cash for using a sponsor's gear - but I'd be surprised if there are many kayak businesses with that sort of Marketing budget. Yes, she's helped her profile, but I can't imagine her inheriting the Tiger Woods endorsement portfolio... So I would see her equipment choice as being fundamentally honest. Select what you believe is the very best for the job - and see if you can get it for discounted or free. If she had wanted a bit of un-sponsored gear, she could just have bought it - she's not poor. A new Epic costs only about what an air ticket to Australia does ! Duane, I think you're extending a very healthy scepticism just a little too far ;-) Best Regards Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 22 2010 - 17:52:42 PST
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