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Smurfwarrior - I am not attempting to shut anybody down, or kookify anybody who is questioning me. I am sorry if I have offended you, and will continue to do my best to be open and responsive to ideas and comments. My previous statements were meant to clarify and remove any distress people might be ...

Mr. Donaldson, Thank you for both taking the time to complete the survey, and offer your thoughts to it's design and contents. I am sorry that you found it unsatisfactory, you clearly have a great deal of experience in professional survey administration. I must also apologize for the problems you fo...

Ohioboater- please see above. No black helicopters here!



I will be out for the rest of today but glad to further clarify any questions CBoaters might have tonight, and I am glad that many of you have chosen to participate and/or raise important questions.

Carey

Smurfwarrior - I understand and hear your criticisms, however, I believe that you are far overestimating the actual scope of this exercise. This survey is in no way intended to boost the need for additional training by the ACA, and will likely have very little impact on ACA policy in the future. I a...

Ok lots to get back to, CBoats has been by far the most responsive forum, and I appreciate the give and take! Smurfwarrior - I'm interested in all types of whitewater injuries, and yes, AW does keep an intensive account of incidents, along with the US Coast Guard. However, the logistics of keeping t...

Jim- Good catch, I added a quick help text...that question was meant to get at "in your opinion" type responses, if those injuries are yours or somebody else. So, if you haven't been hurt, what would you say is the most often cause of whitewater injury in other words. Sorry for the confusion, thank ...

clarion,

Good point, some of the wording was a bit unclear, I have made some quick changes to avoid confusion. Thank you for your input!

Carey

Hello, My name is Carey Nichols and I am currently helping the American Canoe Association conduct a brief overview of whitewater paddlesport accidents. This summer, I am attempting to run some analysis on paddlesport accidents as a whole, with specific focus on the differences between whitewater ent...