"Michael Daly" ) writes:

I've been taught by a number of the best sailors and paddlers I could find.

Would that be lessons? I think I see your problem. Lessons close the mind.
The only thing lessons open is the chequebook. The greatest paddlers who
made the greatest discoveries never had a lesson. Avoid the "lessons"
trap. Paddling a kayak is such a simple exercise nobody needs lessons. I
never had a paddling lesson in my life and was able to jump into 20
different kayak models and paddle them like an "expert" instantly. There
is nothing to it. All a person needs is a feel for teh water and a brief
look through an elementary kayak paddlign bood from the public library to
see which side of the blade is up.

Sailing IS differnt. It takes a whole lifetime and you never really learn
it all.


One thing I know is that one _cannot_ determine what a kayak can do with
only a short paddle. It takes several day's worth of paddling under widely
varying conditions to determine a kayaks true characteristics. As I've said
before - you are speaking from ignorance and self-aggrandizement.

nonsense. by making out like kayaking is some sort of secret ritual you
are the one who is self-agrandizing. its child's play. that's why so may
ordinary everyday people are attracted to it and don't get discourageed
right off. well, if they paddle nice safe comfortable kayaks that is, not
your utlrathin Barbie doll hulls.


You have no formal training and have no basis for comparison to what those
of us who know kayaks are capable of.

nonsense. pure nonsense. "formal trainging" like I need formal training to
ride a bicycle or a ice skate or ski or paddle a kayak. I've padded a
kayak. Not a challenge. Nothing to it. I wonder what all those Inuit do
without "formal training" to not only paddle a akayk but carry a seal or
two home on the deck.

...

Bull**** - I've experienced those squalls running into Lac des Chenes in sailboat
racing when I was a member of BBYC many years ago. They come in so
fast that a paddler well into the lake would _not_ have time to get to shore.
If you want to stay in little puddles then you can stay off the water if
storms come up.

shows how little you know about fur tradign routes. taht's professional
paddlign at its best. call yrou self a paddler? Bah.

Getting timed out. Get a life.
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