Dan wrote; > >Last I heard, John Winters had a monopoly franchise on the superior >Official Canadian Ballast Rocks (TM). You might want to check out >John's web site (although I don't know if his rock page is up and >running yet): No need for a Canadian Ballast Rocks web page . They just sell themselves. Sort of like Donuts. I appreciate Dan's mention of them though which reveals how they have become the International standard of kayak safety devices. I should mention that Tim Ingram and I have kissed and made up and are now good friends. Keep a look out for a new hybrid safety device consisting of sponsons filled with Canadian Ballast Rocks. Called Spocks, they will sink kayak safety to new levels. May the fourth be with you. I am well aware of the glacial traffic of Canadian Ballast Rocks across the border and have asked the US Government to take action under the provisions of NAFTA that protect Canadian culture when and if we can find it. Fortunately the movement south is slow and, barring government paralysis while dealing with Slick Willy's love life, I am confident the illegal traffic will be stopped. A more serious threat comes from people like Alan Mazur. Apparently paddlers are seeking out Internet rock heads, holding their mouths open and shaking out pebbles into their kayaks. I want to caution Paddlewise readers against this practice. Researchers believe that Internet ignorance may be contagious and that proximity to the so called Internet Ignorance Rocks will result in terminal email congestion. Well, I am off to the Newfound Boatworks Rendezvous this weekend where I will meet Nick Schade and Michael Vermouth as well as many other builders of wood canoes and kayaks. Should be a lot of fun. I asked the professor to monitor my email but he is immersed in the study of Inuit tomb art and promises to have exciting revelations about who discovered the Euro paddle (apparently it was not the Europeans or even the Australians) when I return. Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Sep 18 1998 - 05:14:17 PDT
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