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Re: Other: New Years Safety Reminder
By:John Monroe
Date: 1/6/2008, 2:39 am
In Response To: Other: New Years Safety Reminder *LINK* (Robert N Pruden)

I have read “Deep Trouble” a couple of times trying to absorb the many different problems both professional and amateur kayakers get into. Much of it is common sense you would think. Then I read the book “Kabloona in the Yellow Kayak” by Victoria Jason who paddled a sea kayak in the artic covering 5000 miles. An expert you would think. She didn’t even have a life jacket through half of her trip until a couple of guys chided her for the lack of one. I read the book “Arctic Crossing” by Jonathan Waterman who paddle and sailed the Artic in a kayak for a couple of thousand miles with a Balogh sail and blow up pontoons. He capsized a couple of times near shore and barely got out of the water because his legs and arms were almost useless from hypothermia setting in. He was sailing without his pontoons on when he capsized. These are great books written by extraordinary people but I wonder about their judgments.

John

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Other: New Years Safety Reminder *LINK*
Robert N Pruden -- 1/2/2008, 10:16 pm
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John Monroe -- 1/6/2008, 2:39 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/7/2008, 7:37 pm
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John Monroe -- 1/9/2008, 5:21 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/9/2008, 6:34 pm
Pemmiean--survival food. *LINK*
John Monroe -- 1/10/2008, 4:33 am
That's PemmiCan
Robert N Pruden -- 1/10/2008, 6:37 pm
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Aaron H -- 1/10/2008, 7:23 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/10/2008, 8:01 pm
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Aaron H -- 1/10/2008, 8:42 pm
Weeee Hooo! Just landed my first trip sponsor
Robert N Pruden -- 1/11/2008, 5:00 pm
sounds yummy :^( *NM*
TOM RAYMOND -- 1/10/2008, 1:23 pm
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David, Tasmania -- 1/4/2008, 4:08 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/7/2008, 7:29 pm
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Bris Paul -- 1/3/2008, 11:55 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/7/2008, 7:45 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/4/2008, 11:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/7/2008, 2:11 am
New Years Safety Reminder
Brad Shook -- 1/3/2008, 7:50 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/4/2008, 12:57 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/4/2008, 3:18 pm
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Doug S -- 1/4/2008, 2:02 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 1/4/2008, 2:13 pm
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george jung -- 1/3/2008, 4:02 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/3/2008, 8:36 pm
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george jung -- 1/4/2008, 10:45 am
Did I just read the Forward.......
TOM RAYMOND -- 1/3/2008, 1:10 pm
Hmmm!
Robert N Pruden -- 1/3/2008, 8:23 pm
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John Van Buren -- 1/3/2008, 7:50 am