Nick, as usual, I find your comments reasoned and constructive. It is important for sea kayakers to remember that surf-ski activity is as distant as white-water in the paddlesport continuum. Some things are similar and some are just not the same. While some primo surf-ski areas (Hawaii, Australia & half of South Africa) have warm waters, I believe other centres of ski activity have reasonably cool waters - Duane speaks of upper 50s in San Francisco and our Auckland waters get down to the very low 50s mid-winter - as does the warmer side of Cape Town. Our Ski community thrives year-round - and I believe the other communities likewise cope with cool/cold water preparedness. I shall be interested to get the reaction (to this death) from my surf-ski friends here. 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 Fri Oct 14 2011 - 17:42:43 PDT
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