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Rowing
and paddling are actually pretty efficient, though,
if you want check out what was required for a pedal-powered prop
boat to beat a kayak in the 24 hour record. He discusses the history
of the record about 1/2 way down the page.
Tim Greiner |
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The event website (lakepepinmessabout.com)
has been updated for 2010, with the details for this year's messabout.
One of the more interesting boats last year was a Bolger Bantam,
featured on the front page of the website. I hope to see some
of your at the messabout.
Bill Paxton |
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I've just completed the principal design work
on a new, demountable beach trimaran with a distinct, performance
oriented potential for two-up sailing.
The new boat is called the Europa
20 and it offers a different take on design and functional
aesthetics compared to previous small beach tris.
Chris Ostlind
Lunada Design
www.lunadadesign.com
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The march towards a completely renewable, bio-based
boat with modern manufacturing techniques took another
big step forward yesterday. Canadian boat manufacturer, Campion
Marine in Kelowna, B.C., announced that they will be using Ashland
Performance Material's Envirez epoxy for all of their boats.
Chris Ostlind |
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That Trimaran
"Earthrace" that broke the record for circumnavigating
the globe joined the Sea Shepards and got her bow sliced off buy
a whaling ship. They renamed it the Ady Gil and painted it black
with the Sea Shepard skull and cross bones on it, looked pretty
cool but it's on the bottom now.
Ken |
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Reality check to share ... wow ..
A Coast
Guard C-130 dropped two life rafts for the mariner
after the waves destroyed the sailboat's mast.
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They are getting younger going
around the world. This time an American girl, Abby Sunderland.
Her
Site and her
Blog.
Mike John |
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Hmmmm....Seems
boat building for blue water cruising could be done
with sharp stones and determination back in the real old days
.....maybe we are over complicating things nowadays.... Check
it out...
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Dennis
Davis Designs now have a web site which may be of
interest to some of your readers. It shows colour, and black &
white photographs of a selection of the craft for which plans
are available. Hope you can find space to give it a mention.
Dennis
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Here is a link
to a LOTS of pictures of boats sporting junk rigs.
Eric
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Trying
this again: 2 14ft masts from a 2x10 complete with
pics of me f(*&%^ing it up!
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"THIS
IS CANOEING is a 2-disc celebration of canoeing,
showcasing top single-blade paddlers in their pursuit of remote
wilderness journeys or challenging white water.
Chuck |
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I have built a few boats using plans sold through
Duckworks, and the
results are up on https://www.propinquity.us/Boats.
The latest is a Michalak Dockbox. Feel free to take a look.
Thanks
Chris J |
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I came across this list
of provisions for cruising and thought it worth mentioning.
Mike John |
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There have been a couple of articles on Duckworks
lately on converting yachts to power cruisers: Strawlering
and "Terminal
Trawler". Those considering converting a yacht
to a power cruiser will find some good info
on yachts here. Most are Australian boats sorry.
American boats below...
Mike John |
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Shorty pen has created
a list of yachts which may be useful info if you
are considering a yacht to powerboat conversion.
Mike John |
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Couple weeks ago Chuck sent me a photo CD of Messabout
pics, ostensibly to use on the web flyer, and I had such a fun
time perusing them I got to thinking about adding a gallery to
the web flyer I posted for the Mess-a-Bash. One thought led to
another, and it morphed into kind of an "introduction"
to what the whole thing is about. Here's
the result. The web
flyer.
Kurt
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