Found this on paddling.net

onepaddlejunkie · Post by **onepaddlejunkie** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:52 pm

http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/padd ... 59501.html

Funny stuff.

cbcboat · Post by **cbcboat** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:55 pm

Was that actually in a 'real' newspaper, if so I hope it was written as a joke, if not, I guess I am OK with being 'sinister'. HILARIOUS

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Nessmuk · Post by **Nessmuk** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:43 pm

While that author's statements about canoeists may be true, I think that John Darwin fellow was actually a sea kayaker. I believe that the Brit's call sea kayaks "canoes", and open canoes "Canadien canoes".

Perhaps one of our international members can verify this?

Roger · Post by **Roger** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:55 pm

Nessmuk wrote:While that author's statements about canoeists may be true, I think that John Darwin fellow was actually a sea kayaker. I believe that the Brit's call sea kayaks "canoes", and open canoes "Canadien canoes".

Perhaps one of our international members can verify this?

Not international though I have been to Mexico and the Bahamas

, but if you google International Canoe Federation you get this:

http://www.canoeicf.com/

Sort of like the umbrella organization for paddling sports with all boats. I've always had the impression that our brothers across the big pond called all paddlers canoeists. Could be wrong.

About the paddler, well, just say he made the longest mystery move of all times.

Nate · Post by **Nate** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:21 am

I know in Europe slalom of all sorts (K1, C1, C2) is referred to as "canoe slalom."

Nate

Post by **sbroam** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:38 am

Oh, I think he knows who he is talking about :

...with only a single-bladed paddle...

Rowboats, kayaks, dinghies and skiffs - these are all forthright, honest, decent seacraft. Canoes, by contrast, operate on the margins of society, ...

We've been found out...

KNeal · Post by **KNeal** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:17 am

"only a canoeist would be capable of an act of such scandalous immorality."
That's a sweeping generalization. I mean, come on! Was it decked or open?! There's a BIG difference!

"liloing, and games of night-time "spotto" in the bush."
Anyone wanna have fun with that one? LOL!

"They are, in short, the most sinister of people - and their dubiousness only increases with age."
Ed Eout has been found out! LOL!

"Canoes, by contrast, operate on the margins of society"
So, why then, aren't more kyackers interested in canoeing?

"The problem with canoeists is that canoeism is such a poorly defined belief system."
The writer obviously has not been to this board.

All in all, a nice and entertaining article. Good for laughs. Now, y'all go out and get busy with that jaywalking and stuff!

KNeal

Marc Evans · Post by **Marc Evans** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:24 am

cbcboat - I googled the Sydney Morning Herald and the searched for the article. It was there, so it must be a real. As for the content, I'm not sure what the author was up to.

I just had to google terms "liloing" and "spotto" thinking they were references to the lowest of people, but especially canoests. "liloing" is, from I can understand, riding an air matress (the old vynel type for pools) down a river or some other water course. While "spotto" refers to a kids game of calling out certain objects while on a road trip.

By the way, the author, Aaron Timms, is a regular contributor to the paper - and one messed up dude.

MikeOC1 · Post by **MikeOC1** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:34 am

The guy was definitel y paddlin a sea kayak, they showed a pictur on the news of the type of boat he was in.

amollohan99 · Post by **amollohan99** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:59 am

The guy was definitel y paddlin a sea kayak

liskahon · Post by **liskahon** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:48 am

Most entertaining thing... I am gonna set fire to some public building and kill a couple of helpless animals right away....
may as well play "spotto" while "liloing" in the local sewer...

bathtuboy · Post by **bathtuboy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:03 am

In the UK, the general public and press tend to use the term "canoe" for all types of kayak, sea kayak open canoes etc, they also tend to refer to oars rather than paddles. This seems to wind up quite a lot of the paddling community over here. Within the paddling community the terms used will be very much the same as in the US and Canada.
I seem to remember that the BBC commentator for the slalom at the last olympics kept referring to paddles as oars which was a little embarrassing.

Post by **sbroam** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:36 am

Anybody have a link to the pictures of his boat that "washed ashore" originally? I can't find them now. I remember thinking his boat kind of looked like an older slalom or whitewater kayak, but the picture was centered on the cockpit.

squeakyknee · Post by **squeakyknee** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:07 pm

Kangaroo boinkn' morons.........

onepaddlejunkie · Post by **onepaddlejunkie** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:17 pm

I thought it was the funniest $H!T I have read in years. Well - weeks anyway. The guy who wrote the article must be an open boater. Some of you may need to pull the hook out of your mouth.

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Found this on paddling.net

Found this on paddling.net

Its Real!

Kayaks/Canoes in UK

Fish much.