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Originally Posted by Evenstar
4.) Sea kayakers are the best educated of all boaters, have had more instruction (lessons, workshops, seminars, pool sessions) than any other type of recreational boater. So the majority of us do know what we are doing and we know the limitations of our boats better than almost any other class of boaters.
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Originally Posted by Evenstar
I'm not extrapolating anything - If you read my post again, you'll see that I'm ONLY referring to the skills of the average SEA KAYAKER. My post was not about the skills (or lack of skills) of a recreational kayaker. There's a huge difference between the two types of boats and of the two types of paddlers - which was the whole point of my post.
But the percentage of highly skilled kayakers is still much greater than you think. It's way more than "a tiny percentage".
I know plenty of sea kayakers who think nothing of paddling 20 miles in an afternoon - I can do that in about 4 hours (when the winds aren't too strong). I've done the entire length of Squam and back many times.
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I'm fascinated by this, please refer me to the data or study which shows this.