Poll on age range of open boaters?

MarkT · Post by **MarkT** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:17 pm

I've searched and not found anything that indicates the question has been asked.

If open boating (and C-1) has declined over the years, I wonder what the age range is of the people who read and use the C Forum? I'm 61 and wondering how many people my age and older are still paddling? I'm not sure how to put this into a "poll question" since a multi-part question needs to be asked: ie; age 20 and under, 21 to 30, 31 to 40, 41 to 50, 51 to 60, 61 to 70?

MarkT

rainfoot · Post by **rainfoot** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:25 pm

I am 57
but I look younger
and rarely act my age

monstertruckfred · Post by **monstertruckfred** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:19 pm

29 here. just getting started, and loving every minute.
i already got a boat picked out for my son whos five....

Standingman · Post by **Standingman** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:32 pm

51 for me

Post by **sbroam** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:16 am

Let's see - in our household, I won't count my wife since she averages something under 5 days per year :

42
12
10
7
4

Average age = 15!

I hope I'm good for another 30-40 years. Maybe there will be some advances and inventions that will stretch it out even further...

TheKrikkitWars · Post by **TheKrikkitWars** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:20 am

I'm 19, and my friend who occasionally paddles her C1 Star is 20

TNbound · Post by **TNbound** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:25 am

I'm only 19...
Proof of a resurgence of open boating?!

coloradopaddler · Post by **coloradopaddler** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:25 am

i'm 34 and have been paddling oc1 and c1 for about 14 years. i just did the salt with a tandem pair and one guy was mid forties and the other was "forty eighteen".

oc1kcwlkr · Post by **oc1kcwlkr** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:34 am

25 for me.

Craig Smerda · Post by **Craig Smerda** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:29 am

24 when I began paddling whitewater... and I turned 40 last Saturday

Our three year old asked me this evening when she could start going paddling with me... but she informed me that she doesn't want to go over waterfalls yet... she said she'd wait until she's five to do that.

Looks like it's time to start working on that kid's canoe

ezwater · Post by **ezwater** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:41 am

Listen, kid, my age range is 39 to 67, and my recent OC-1 paddling still hasn't caught up to c-1 paddling in my youth.

ncdavid · Post by **ncdavid** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:19 am

45. Both my daughters paddle open boat. 14 and 9.

Wendy · Post by **Wendy** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:30 am

Will be 57 in May
No children, but I have taught and encouraged many a younger and older person WW canoeing

golder · Post by **golder** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:32 am

Larry Horne · Post by **Larry Horne** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:44 am

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Poll on age range of open boaters?

Poll on age range of open boaters?

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Started whitewater at age 12