Poll- What are you?

cyrusdvirus

So, we have a Canoeing and Kayaking forum ( thanks tonyator for the suggestion and mods for making it happen)

Now i think it'd be an idea to say what you are.

Are you a river running kayaker?
Or are you a sea kayaker with a long streamlined hull?

or a bit of both?

hitlersson666

Sea Kayaker

level 2 river runner' I love it lol buy must get back on the water soon

thetonynator

might be an idea to add flatwater/ marathon racer on the poll option??? and slalom, polo, wildwater . . .

Don't want any disciplines left out!!!

cyrusdvirus

Sea Kayaker

thetonynator wrote: »

might be an idea to add flatwater/ marathon racer on the poll option??? and slalom, polo, wildwater . . .

Don't want any disciplines left out!!!

can i edit the poll or will we just make a new one?

thetonynator

not sure, i've never made a poll . . .sorry.

dubes

FLATWATER

neither of the above! :D

kieranfitz

Bit o' Both

Looks like I'm the first sea kayaker, with my beloved/battered frenzy:D

Pigeon Reaper

Bit o' Both

I'm a sea kayaker. The kayak allows me to go into the shallows and rocks where I wouldn't dream of taking a boat with a keel.

hunnymonster

Bit o' Both

you should be able to edit the poll

cyrusdvirus

Sea Kayaker

hunnymonster wrote: »

you should be able to edit the poll

Just tried, it won't allow me. I can edit the post, not the poll. Unlessi'm doing it wrong of course!!

HxGH

Bit o' Both

Level 2 for years now.

My mate can't do level 3 because he's not high enough.

Sea kayaker for nearly 7 years now.

Catchin' the surf.

adrianshanahan

HxGH wrote: »

My mate can't do level 3 because he's not high enough.

Hey,

can I ask what you mean by not high enough?

Cheers,

Adrian

cyrusdvirus

Sea Kayaker

adrianshanahan wrote: »

Hey,

can I ask what you mean by not high enough?

Cheers,

Adrian

was wondering that myself? Are we all anti vertically challenged people in kayak world or is it more a cypress hill type of high?? :P

k_d

Slalom
Polo
Freestyle
Whitewater
Flat water
Sea kayaker
Paddle Surfer (kayak/Waveski)

cyrusdvirus

Sea Kayaker

k_d wrote: »

Slalom
Polo
Freestyle
Whitewater
Flat water
Sea kayaker
Paddle Surfer (kayak/Waveski)

Cheers K_d.


Evil Phil, oh high lord moderator? Can you please correct my stupidity and add in these options to the poll?

kayaksurfbum

k_d wrote: »

Paddle Surfer (kayak/Waveski)

kayaksurf maybe!

thetonynator

gatecrash wrote: »

Cheers K_d.


Evil Phil, oh high lord moderator? Can you please correct my stupidity and add in these options to the poll?

Could you add in Marathon??? cos there is a difference between marathon and flatwater, e.g. the liffey descent is marathon but definately not flatwater!!!

Or maybe I'm just being fussy!!!

thetonynator

adrianshanahan wrote: »

Hey,

can I ask what you mean by not high enough?

Cheers,

Adrian

He doesn't mean vertically challenged!!!

His mate, who presumabely is an instructor, is not a highly enough qualified instructor to test him on level 3 . . .

Evil Phil

There should be an edit poll link in the top right of the poll box, the op can the do the editing. You may need FireFox to see it though, doesn't work in Chrome for me.

cyrusdvirus

Sea Kayaker

Evil Phil wrote: »

There should be an edit poll link in the top right of the poll box, the op can the do the editing. You may need FireFox to see it though, doesn't work in Chrome for me.

Tried FireFox and IE7, both. Guess I'm just plain ol' dumb!!

k_d

kayaksurfbum wrote: »

kayaksurf maybe!

Paddlesurf covers both kayaksurf and waveski...hence the (kayak/waveski) beside it!!

HxGH

Bit o' Both

adrianshanahan wrote: »

Hey,

can I ask what you mean by not high enough?

Cheers,

Adrian

I meant level..

He said he doesn't have a high enough level to test me.

I'm not too sure on the situation.

He said we could pay someone to test me but I don't swing that way.

adrianshanahan

HxGH wrote: »

I meant level..

He said he doesn't have a high enough level to test me.

I'm not too sure on the situation.

He said we could pay someone to test me but I don't swing that way.

There are loads of quality instructors about and Level 3 and 4 assesments happen all of the time, and not particulary expensive either.

If you take part of an assesment with a quality instructor its as much a learning experience as anything else and you would take away allot from it/ Its not just about a piece of paper.

If you have any questions etc about the award system or would like some contact details for some instructors drop me a line.



Adrian

cyrusdvirus

Sea Kayaker

adrianshanahan wrote: »

There are loads of quality instructors about and Level 3 and 4 assesments happen all of the time, and not particulary expensive either.

If you take part of an assesment with a quality instructor its as much a learning experience as anything else and you would take away allot from it/ Its not just about a piece of paper.

If you have any questions etc about the award system or would like some contact details for some instructors drop me a line.



Adrian

AFAIK the ICU have L3 assesments next week? You might want to contact them beforehand though!!

betterman

when river waters are low i like the sea though usally than the waves are low but i like to get out and camp.

pmccormack

Lets not forget Open Canoeing!!!!!

Zuppy

k_d wrote: »

Slalom
Polo
Freestyle
Whitewater
Flat water
Sea kayaker
Paddle Surfer (kayak/Waveski)

all of the above bar freestyle