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                        | January 
                            - February - March If you know of something that would be of interest 
                            to our readers, please send me a link - chuck.leinweber@gmail.com | 
                      
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                              |  | A Slovenian 
                                  named Martin Strel, is planning to swim the 
                                  Amazon river, or at least 3,375 miles of it. 
                                  He will be accompanied by three boats. Check 
                                  his website. Tyson in Galveston |  
                             
                              |  | I finally figured 
                                  a simple way to make a luff groove in a wooden 
                                  mast. Here 
                                  is more. Shorty |  
                             
                              |  |  You know you 
                                  have finally made it, when complete strangers 
                                  build your boat designs and upload to youtube. 
                                  :) I have no idea who these guys are. Shorty
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                              |  |  Harold Aune, 
                                  who brought a Whitehall from Victoria, BC to 
                                  Raid Finland wrote a good account, 
                                  complete with photos. He also made a video.
 Norm Wolf
 
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                              |  | Take a look 
                                  at the video of L'HYDROPTERE, 
                                  a large French Tri at about 47 mph or 54 mph 
                                  with reefed sail. Other videos show the evolution 
                                  from a RC model. John Wright
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                              |  |  I built an 
                                  18 foot Modified Sharipe Skiff from Reuel B. 
                                  Parker's "The 
                                  Sharpie Book". You can see pictures 
                                  on my website. Cheers, Mack HortonMelbourne Australia
 
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                              |  | Well, I can't 
                                  say you need a background in surfing to appreciate 
                                  these two short clips, but it sure does enhance 
                                  the experience...
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                              |  |  ... The mini-surfer 
                                  line-up is getting more and more crowded these 
                                  days. Chris Ostlind |  
                             
                              |  | I am interested 
                                  in finding ways to make toy boats that resemble 
                                  those an amateur boatbuilder might make. Because 
                                  I am a teacher, my focus is on student-projects. 
                                  You can visit my website. Guy Vandergrift |  
                             
                              |  | I thought of 
                                  you when I posted this... ... because you're the biggest canvas canoe 
                                  fan I know! Gavin Atkin |  
                             
                              |  |  You might be 
                                  interested in looking at the Glen-L newsletter. |  
                             
                              |  |  Check out these 
                                  cute boat birdhouses! Sandra Leinweber
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                              |  | Joe who handled 
                                  CP 2 last year for the EC posted some pics on 
                                  his website. 
                                  There's a few shots of a couple ne'er do well 
                                  ruffians at the start of the album. They look 
                                  vaguely familiar . . . Gary Blankenship
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                              |  |  If you want 
                                  to start accumulating points for next year's 
                                  Everglades Challenge, come to the Magnolia 
                                  Beach Challenge. Shorty
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                              |  | I have started 
                                  a simple blog 
                                  and while I'm still a bit clumsy with it I have 
                                  posted some of my (John Welsford) Truant 
                                  construction pics. Jim Shaw
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                              |  |  Kevin Beddoe 
                                  here... building a Navigator 
                                  and wanted to let you know you can check out 
                                  my build at: www.kbeddoeboats.comHope all is well and really enjoy looking at 
                                  duckworks every morning.
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                              |  | I went down 
                                  to Galveston with camera in tow to take some 
                                  pictures of Nina. The pictures 
                                  were saved to an Imagestation file. I only "sorta" 
                                  know what I'm looking at, I'm admittedly still 
                                  on the learning curve. So if I've made any mistakes 
                                  in the descriptions, please feel free to give 
                                  me an education.  Al Meyer
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                              |  | Have you been 
                                  following Graham Byrnes' EC22 build over on 
                                  Messing-about? 
                                  'Pears he's right serious about getting down 
                                  the coast quickly! I do like his wood/carbon 
                                  fiber mast though. Neat. Leo C Hill |  
                             
                              |  |  Good day Mr 
                                  Leinweber.I have read that if there were interesting sites 
                                  for Ducks You were interested. well, Have a 
                                  look at:
 www.windvaneselfsteering.com 
                                  greetings Hilbert Gorte Netherlands.
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