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    The Eight Rules of Paddle Club

    Paddler: Why? I don’t know why; I don’t know. Never been in a kayak. You?Narrator: No, but that’s a good thing.Paddler: No, it is not. How much can you know about yourself, you’ve never been in a kayak? I don’t wanna die without any swims. The eight rules of paddle club1: This spring our local paddle club debated rules, insurance and liability. In the end, we decided that we’re just a group of friends who paddle together and that each paddler is responsible for himself. We also decided that we’d only paddle with people who know how to perform self and assisted reentries. And paddlers must have the right gear…