Do any of you know a paraplegic paddler ? I have a friend who was very
much into adventure sports (caving, climbing, mountaineering, ski touring
and so on) before becoming paralysed from the waist down. Since his
accident, he has not given up cave diving, and he learned to fly light
aircraft. He has now met some disabled paddlers who paddled Vancouver
to Juneau this summer and is interested in taking up sea kayaking. He
lives in Edinburgh, so his local area is the west coast of Scotland,
with all that implies in terms of tides, weather and exposure to Atlantic
swell.

What sort of boat is likely to be best for this sort of paddler ? And
what sort of outfitting is going to work for someone with no ability to
do knee bracing and hip flicks ? Obviously the cop-out solution is to
put him in a double with another paddler, but somehow I can't see Mike
wanting to be in that position for very long - he is both determined and
independant in everything to takes up.

Ideas ?

Andy