Everyone, yes everyone, that is thinking about the sport's future
needs to carefully read this:

http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/Congress%202008/Preparation%2\
0Documents/5.e.3%20Wildwater%20project-june%202008.pdf
(Thanks to Keith McGirk for posting this on the British site.)

If the proposal is followed through, in 3.5 years all Kayaks in the
worlds will be the monotype, all other obsolete in that competition.
This solves lots of the problems discussed and causes others. We, as
members of USACK need to study this issue, discuss and then weigh in
one way or another.

I am new to the sport of wildwater racing. (1 1/2 year vet!) However,
I have been a whitewater paddle for 30 years and have been a
professional boat builder in my checkered past. I do have opinions on
this monotype thing. I SO love this sport! I intend to listen to what
the true veterans in the sport have to say before giving my opinion.

Mike Baker





--- In wildwater@yahoogroups.com, "lakesurfer52" <dmurn@...> wrote:
>
> Hi
> Why is WW racing fading? Is there a reason(s) we can not draw new
> paddlers to enjoy this sport?
> I have been promoting the sport for 25 years. hosting many regional
> races and the Nationals.
> I have my opinions! Would like to hear from our group why the sport
> does not move forward.
> Dan
>