hi paddlers ~~~ so, what's never been discussed here before? ~~~ al k

Politics....and DON'T start! :-)


"Al K" wrote in message
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hi paddlers ~~~ so, what's never been discussed here before? ~~~ al k

Al K wrote:
hi paddlers ~~~ so, what's never been discussed here before? ~~~ al k

I took that as a serious challenge and used Google to search past
discussions in this group. The only thing I could think of related to
paddling that doesn't appear to have been discussed is "water changes"
for outrigger relay races. I have to confess that I'm a novice paddler
so there are probably a lot of topics that escape me. :-)

So, anyone out there with some good advice for water changes?

Al K wrote:
hi paddlers ~~~ so, what's never been discussed here before? ~~~ al k

Al, you've been around here long enough to remember a lot of topics,
what do you think was never discussed on RBP?

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Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
http://kayaker.nl/

Hi Wilko, Paddlers,

When BoaterTalk came into being, it seemed clear to me that RBP was going to
be replaced as the main world ww kayaking forum. It's fun to see that a few
of us old timers still visit here, as the simple text format is a nice
relief from the great video graphics of web-based forums, which I like also.
Have we discussed BoaterTalk versus RPB here to any depth?

Being both a whitewater and sea kayaker, which I believe you are also Wilko,
I don't recall benefits of each type of kayaking to the other being
discussed. I began as a sea kayaker and then got into ww, where I learned
more about strokes, rolling, currents, waves, holes, etc. in 6 months than
I did in about 5 years of sea kayaking. I like both ww and sea kayaking, and
sea canoeing for fishing and paddling with another person in boat.

What do you think might be interesting to discuss here?

Al K

"Wilko" wrote in message
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Al K wrote:
hi paddlers ~~~ so, what's never been discussed here before? ~~~ al k

Al, you've been around here long enough to remember a lot of topics, what
do you think was never discussed on RBP?

--
Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
http://kayaker.nl/

Al K wrote:
Hi Wilko, Paddlers,

When BoaterTalk came into being, it seemed clear to me that RBP was going to
be replaced as the main world ww kayaking forum. It's fun to see that a few
of us old timers still visit here, as the simple text format is a nice
relief from the great video graphics of web-based forums, which I like also.
Have we discussed BoaterTalk versus RPB here to any depth?

RBP vs BT has been discussed several times to my knowledge, although I'm
not sure if that was more on BT (I think that there's a pretty strong
anti-RBP crowd there) than on RBP.

I do hang out on BT as well, although the frequency changes.

Being both a whitewater and sea kayaker, which I believe you are also Wilko,

Nah, I'm a whitewater paddler, who accidentally got interested in
paddling and surfing in the sea surf, and who playboats because there's
not always moving water to paddle around here. I did paddle a sea kayak
twice and I know how to navigate, but that's about it... :-)

I just remember that I surprised the sea kayakers I was with the first
day when sea kayaking by almost immediately rolling the boat after I
closed the spray deck. I consider it to be a pretty normal thing to do
after getting in a boat I don't know, but those sea kayakiners were
positively gawking. :-)

I don't recall benefits of each type of kayaking to the other being
discussed. I began as a sea kayaker and then got into ww, where I learned
more about strokes, rolling, currents, waves, holes, etc. in 6 months than
I did in about 5 years of sea kayaking. I like both ww and sea kayaking, and
sea canoeing for fishing and paddling with another person in boat.

What do you think might be interesting to discuss here?

Good question. :-)

Frankly, I don't feel any need to discuss anything right now: I've seen
a lot of discussions pass by. After seeing one question or topic started
for the umptieth time, I'm just not that interested about participating
in it any more.

--
Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
http://kayaker.nl/

Al K wrote:

What do you think might be interesting to discuss here?

Suggestions for people like me who enjoy fla****er (AKA "sea") kayaking
but can't stand the smell of the ocean.

Bill Tuthill wrote:
Al K wrote:
What do you think might be interesting to discuss here?

Suggestions for people like me who enjoy fla****er (AKA "sea") kayaking
but can't stand the smell of the ocean.


Sjeez Bill, you actually enjoy running fla****er in your ducky?


;-)


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Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
http://kayaker.nl/

Wilko wrote:

Sjeez Bill, you actually enjoy running fla****er in your ducky?

Compared to rowing a raft into a headwind, it's easy!
I can't keep up with tandem canoes, however.

Bill Tuthill wrote:
Wilko wrote:

Sjeez Bill, you actually enjoy running fla****er in your ducky?

Compared to rowing a raft into a headwind, it's easy!
I can't keep up with tandem canoes, however.

Rowing into a headwind is a killer. I once ran the St Louis river at
30,000 cfs in the hope of a quick ride. Everything was great until the
river took a 90 degree turn and went straight east for 10 miles - right
into a 30+ mph headwind running up the valley. If I stopped rowing, I
just surfed in place. The current taking me downstream and the head
wind pushing me back up. Only when I had my passenger hunker down on
the floor and then power rowed with my back downstream and into the
wind did I make any progress at all. It took hours to make the first
possible place to take out. Never worked so hard before or since,
though I have come close a few times. But nothing for the lenght of
time that trip took.

Blakely
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Blakely LaCroix
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

"The best adventure is yet to come"