Jay,
Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I, along wiht
many in the paddling community are sorry to see
the shop close down.
The paddling, gear, friendships, level of
paddlers, etc., have all been greatly improved by 
the addition of Otter Sports.
This forum has shared many an experience, helped
others, and it will be missed if it shuts down as 
well.
Thanks and best wishes to JAson, Kira and
yourself Jay.


Jay wrote:
"It is unfortunate that the shop had to close
because of the hard economic times that all
businesses and people are feeling, our paddling
community lost a great resource and advocate
for
paddling that will be tough if not impossible
to
replace.

As far as the site goes...This is still up in the 

air.  One option would be for my company to
absorb the time and expense of updating the
site
with a new look, feel, and information to use
as
a showcase of our capabilities for acquiring
additional work.  If this is the case we will
most definately leave the chat area, e-guide,
classifieds, etc open to the public as a resource 

for our local and national paddling community.

We should have a better idea what the plans are
for the site by the end of June.  In the mean
time, consistent classfieds, chat, and web site
usage will definately help sway our decision to
put the time and money into it.

Jay Tortorelli
President WhYDevelop, Inc.