Subject: Re: [baidarka] Thanks
From: wolfgang brinck (nativewater@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Dec 05 2001 - 10:44:56 EST
--- hispaniola <hispaniola@netzero.net> wrote:
> I found out that the gods do not like a smug man.
Yeah, in the book of gods it says, "when a kayaker is
at rest, he/she should rest one blade of his/her
unfeathered paddle on the deck and the other blade in
the water, thus using the paddle as an outrigger to
prevent capsize. Anyone not obeying this rule shall be
capsized."
Wolfgang
> Sitting there, talking to
> some fisherman, one of them says "is that canvas?"
> and I say "sure" and tell
> him about making it. I sit back, feeling pretty
> pleased with myself and
> whoooosh! I'm upside down. It was my first time
> ever in a kayak so I'm
> still trying to figure out how it all works.
> Apparently that wasn't it.
> Good way to learn to wet exit my new boat though.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: wolfgang brinck <nativewater@yahoo.com>
> To: <baidarka@paddlewise.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 6:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [baidarka] Thanks
>
>
> > --- hispaniola <hispaniola@netzero.net> wrote:
> > > Launched my boat Saturday. Sitting there in a
> big
> > > basket, covered in cloth
> > > and painted with house paint, holding what used
> to
> > > be a 2x6. I thought "this
> > > is magic". Anyways, my thanks go to Mr Zimmerly
> and
> > > Brinck and anyone else
> > > publishing info on this stuff, and all the
> people
> > > posting and answering
> > > questions.
> >
> > You're welcome.
> >
> > Now it's time to heed the words of an old Irish
> > fisherman:
> >
> > "Those who aren't afraid of the sea are soon
> drownded.
> > But we do be afraid of the sea and are only
> drownded
> > now and again."
> >
> > Wolfgang
> >
> > Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping.
> > http://shopping.yahoo.com
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