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Sea Kayaks Techniques Bulletin Board
Re: Solo Paddling
Posted By: FBC In Response To: Solo Paddling (Dwight)
Date: Tuesday, 5 December 2000, at 8:37 p.m.
: After spending the summer introducing peoplel to the wonderful art of sea
: kayaking, I find myself relishing time alone in my boat. I don't know what
: it is, but I just love paddling alone. So far I've only done day-long
: trips solo, but I'm planning on some longer ones for the spring.: Does anyone else out there suffer from the same affliction I do? I would love
: to hear other's philosophies, and reasons for why they go it alone. Oh,
: and you staunch, always-paddle-in-groups, realist-safety advocates who
: would love to smack some sense into me, I'd like to hear from you too.
: Give me some reasons not to go explore Superior on my own this summer.: Hope to hear from you guys soon.
: Dwight.
I solo the vast majority of the time. I have a few paddling buddies, and I like to paddle with them, but the real juice for me is getting back to that "in the momentness" rhythm of solo paddling. No one else there to break the flow, no worries about how my long (and contented) silence might be perceived, no trying to make calendars work out. I can be right there with the boat, sea and my own engine humming. Can't beat it.
I haven't gone on long solos, so I'll probably start with group trips. Someday I'll solo those too.
FBC
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