: I smell a rat.

: You know there are quite a few people with connections to yak companies here
: and without fail the connection is open. I'm thinking of Shearwater
: Kayaks, Laughing Loon Kayaks, CLC, Squeedunk Kayaks, of course Guillemot,
: Open Water, One Ocean, Kayak Outfitting, Redfish, and probably some
: others. And in every case self reference is known and not blown up with
: exclamation marks!!!!!!! and CAPITAL LETTERS !!!!! and EFFUSIVE COMMENTS
: like ingenious idea, huh, Huh, HUHHHH!!!!

: so what's up??

: -mick

Hey Mick, it appears that you have lots of free time, but your are barking up the wrong tree! There are no rats in this great nation, and I like to presume that it also applies to your neck of the woods north of the border ... perhaps what you were smelling was your feet, eh?! Besides being a professional photographer, I am also a "boat nut" (love and own virtually anything that floats on water) and have an insatiable taste for the very best equipment available. I also happen to enjoy the wonderful exchanges on this board, and have received and provided numerous useful responses. I believe that's the essense of this board ... if you don't like it, well, go bark up another tree, or ...... !!! G'day. Peter.