"Brian Nystrom" wrote in message
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Chicago Paddling-Fishing wrote:
Brian Nystrom wrote:
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: Additionally, it seems that the "kayak craze" that raged for a decade
or : so is over. I've seen it in the reduced participation in local clubs
and : heard it from dealers. There is still a decent market, but there
aren't : as many people getting into paddling as there were in years
past.

Do you think that's related to a craze or a desire not to belong to a
club?

No, but it appears that people tend to "outgrow" clubs after a while,
often once they reach a certain proficiency level. Most of the paddlers I
started out paddling with have left the club that we belonged to.

I've personally infected eight or ten people with the kayak bug, and neither
I nor any of them ever belonged to a club.

We mostly just doodle down lazy rivers, but technically we're kayaking...
;D

In our case, there really aren't any convientient clubs, plus our time
constraints would make it impossible - we grab a couple of hours in the
evening, when we can, mostly. We still get on the water quite a lot, but
it's pretty much impromptu, last minute stuff.

Cricket