"Michael Daly" wrote in message
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On 12-Oct-2005, "KMAN" wrote:

Do you have any evidence to suggest that the rate of injury of
self-taught
kayakers exceeds that of those who receive "professional instruction?" If
so, I'd like to see it.

A rank beginner that is self-taught in whitewater will quickly be
swimming.

Not if they start in an appropriate beginner environment.

The same paddler with a professional or competent non-professional
instructor
will be rescued and guided thru all steps of WW paddling. Swimming in WW
is
dangerous. Most of us know that - you don't.

Mike

Your statement lacks foundation and is totally false. Also rather snotty,
but then, this is Michael Daly after all!

I repeat:

Do you have any evidence to suggest that the rate of injury of self-taught
kayakers exceeds that of those who receive "professional instruction?" If
so, I'd like to see it.

If you like, I can send you stories of various professionally trained
kayakers who have been injured or perished. This is not to say that
professional instruction has no value. But it is to say that thus far you
have done nothing to demonstrate the superior nature of professional
instruction to self-teaching.