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A question from a new paddler...
I would gravitate toward a normal double sea kayak.
8,000 year old technology and nothing but a paddle to break. You will have two anyway and i would carry a spare. Thats just me. Alex http://pages.ivillage.com/mcgruer |
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A question from a new paddler...
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I would gravitate toward a normal double sea kayak. 8,000 year old technology and nothing but a paddle to break. You will have two anyway and i would carry a spare. Thats just me. Alex http://pages.ivillage.com/mcgruer Two words: "Divorce boat"! ( This coming from a long time Topo-Duo enthousiast: http://kayaker.nl/niels-35.jpg ) -- Wilko van den Bergh wilko(a t)dse(d o t)nl Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe ---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.--- http://wilko.webzone.ru/ |
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A question from a new paddler...
Wilko wrote: Two words: "Divorce boat"! Good point! Rebecca Lightning |
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A question from a new paddler...
ROFL Wilko! I've been coining that term for years! Did not know it worked
accross the pond as well, well actually aren't you accross several ponds? "divorce boat" I thought I invented it, better check with the LOC "Wilko" wrote in message ... wrote: I would gravitate toward a normal double sea kayak. 8,000 year old technology and nothing but a paddle to break. You will have two anyway and i would carry a spare. Thats just me. Alex http://pages.ivillage.com/mcgruer Two words: "Divorce boat"! ( This coming from a long time Topo-Duo enthousiast: http://kayaker.nl/niels-35.jpg ) -- Wilko van den Bergh wilko(a t)dse(d o t)nl Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe ---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.--- http://wilko.webzone.ru/ |
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A question from a new paddler...
I'v Heard the term here in Newfoundland Canada as well.
They are looking at a variation of a double canoe thingy and have cycled at length together. They should be fine in a double. I didn't sit that damned bar exam for nothing. Alex |
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A question from a new paddler...
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ROFL Wilko! I've been coining that term for years! Did not know it worked accross the pond as well, well actually aren't you accross several ponds? "divorce boat" I thought I invented it, better check with the LOC Hey Grip, where did you think I picked that term up? While paddling on your side of the big pond, of course! :-) (The same thing goes for expressions like "deer in the headlights look" etc.They don't teach that during Dutch highschool English lessons.) Granted, I've paddled with a few OC-2 couples that worked together splendidly, and I was pretty content with my own Topo-Duo partner Niels, but I've seen many more unhappy couples in tandem boats. One nice example is a Czech couple who used to paddle a C-2 for many years. They used to fight so much that one of them tended to stop paddling completely, and invariably they would get in trouble then. After flipping and swimming a particular class III rapid for the second time, (carrying back up every time) they came down the third time, arguing and bickering so much that they both forgot to paddle at all. They made it all the way down right side up... :-) Wilko -- Wilko van den Bergh wilko(a t)dse(d o t)nl Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe ---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.--- http://kayaker.nl/ |
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A question from a new paddler...
Melissa wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi Alex, On 9 Jan 2006 18:45:27 -0800, you wrote: I didn't sit that damned bar exam for nothing. So you can mix yourself a nice drink and endure just about anything? ;-) - -- Melissa ROFL! I was already wondering for a long time what the connection between lawyers and bars could be... English is a strange language! ;-) -- Wilko van den Bergh wilko(a t)dse(d o t)nl Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe ---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.--- http://kayaker.nl/ |
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A question from a new paddler...
"Wilko" wrote in message ... Two words: "Divorce boat"! LOL! The wife and I each have our own boat for that reason. However, we paddle. Maybe we could get along in a peddle boat, though. suds |
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A question from a new paddler...
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:16:45 -0800, Melissa wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi Alex, On 9 Jan 2006 18:45:27 -0800, you wrote: I didn't sit that damned bar exam for nothing. So you can mix yourself a nice drink and endure just about anything? ;-) - -- Melissa PGP Public Keys: http://www.freewebs.com/kuviahunnihautik/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQCVAwUBQ8NtZTEYqNTZBqoEAQgpUgQAgv8oTMpRCuD24d84b4 Zia4woP4Tx4Wwg m73hLdGKgvxXXEiuuEbvHR0gG2k2OWKmbBDzwOMVuwZ3h0wLJr R9OQpQRHQM5Wjv Sw8a317kQ1MhTQU8ZFD514WFJqA1ihsKviKld/+SlI5W3ZFMxaTf9xIjOwTLI9Tx 413dGvTq6Kg= =EHvX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Hey there Melissa, I hadn't seen you posting much recently, so I will thank you here for the time you spent last year helping my with understanding the usenet. I finally did get the 40tude installed and plugged into a couple of news services, and generally like how it is working out. Understand better some of the issues, and do most all my posting off of Google. I also recently have been watching the threads a little closer, and trying to avoid the trolls. Sometimes your recommendation here is a good solution for posting woes as well. Anyway thanks, and good to hear that you are still around. OvO |
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A question from a new paddler...
"John Fereira" wrote in message .. . I used that phrase several years ago and got a somewhat scathing response via email indicating numerous advantages of a tandem kayak. I blocked that thread from my memory until you brought it up. Please...let's not relive the past ;-) Rebecca Lightning |
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