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Re: Paddle: What style of paddle for rivers?
By:Robert N Pruden
Date: 10/3/2007, 7:04 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: What style of paddle for rivers? (Scott Shurlow)

You got swamped in a class 2 rapid? Hmmm, I plead ignorance here - what does a recovery kayak look like?

I've been through class 1-4 successfully, so far and yeah, sometimes it was scarey but ya make sure your spray skirt is cinched tight and just keep paddling to get through upright and in one piece. I was almost killed by one class 6 that I mistakenly ran through (pleading ignorance again but with a side dish of stupidity) - that scared the poop outta me but man, as I pulled myself out of the river my first thought was: I'll be back! I said that out loud to the river and rapid with the stern look of a stubborn man. It's one thing to realize that you are in over your head (especially when you are under water) but there is always a way around an obstacle - you just have to figure that way out.

Robert N Pruden

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Paddle: What style of paddle for rivers?
Erin Hurst -- 9/30/2007, 9:44 pm
Re: Paddle: What style of paddle for rivers? *Pic*
Andy Waddington -- 10/3/2007, 10:54 am
Pic restored, sorry
Andy Waddington -- 10/10/2007, 7:31 pm
Re: Pic restored, sorry
Bill Hamm -- 10/11/2007, 2:24 am
Re: Paddle: What style of paddle for rivers?
Erin Hurst -- 10/2/2007, 7:49 pm
Re: Paddle: What style of paddle for rivers?
Bill Hamm -- 10/3/2007, 1:32 am
Re: Paddle: What style of paddle for rivers?
Kent -- 10/2/2007, 10:47 pm
Re: Paddle: What style of paddle for rivers?
Scott Shurlow -- 10/1/2007, 7:18 am
Re: Paddle: What style of paddle for rivers?
Robert N Pruden -- 10/3/2007, 7:04 pm
Re: scared out of your mind
Andy Waddington -- 10/3/2007, 11:04 am
Re: Paddle: What style of paddle for rivers?
TOM RAYMOND -- 10/1/2007, 12:27 pm
Re: Paddle: What style of paddle for rivers?
Bill Hamm -- 10/1/2007, 2:02 am
Re: Paddle: What style of paddle for rivers? *LINK*
jason goslin -- 9/30/2007, 10:03 pm