At 04:49 PM 2/4/99 -0500, Neil Somos wrote: >I've sometimes thought it might be fun to tie a Helium-filled >aluminized mylar balloon to a kayak provided it wasn't too windy. > >neal_at_bellhow.com Last summer Ralph Diaz, Jack Gilman and I finished a swim support and gathered a few He balloons from the finish line and tied them to our boats. At even a slow paddle, the ballons trailed behind just barely above the water. It quickly became apparent that, once there was any differential speed between our boats and the air, the balloons would not add at all to our visibility. Back to the electronic drawing board.......... Bill Leonhardt *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Feb 07 1999 - 08:18:35 PST
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