Re: [Paddlewise] Who we are

I am Frank Montbriand, 55 and live in Ticonderoga NY, located on the edge of
the Adirondack Mts.  between Lake George and Lake Champlain.  My first
"kayak" experience occurred in 1973 when a friend purchased a Foldboat kit
which we put together and I got to paddle it unfortunately only one
afternoon (fond memory) before it was stolen. I did a lot of day sailing for
several years and then moved into town and did a lot of biking and running
during the warm months and xc skiing in winter. Eight years ago I decided to
try that kayak thing again and used a borrowed a boat most of the summer. I
was hooked and purchased my first poly sea kayak the next year. I tough
myself to roll using the pivot roll ( and still use today as a backup )
described in an article by Tom Cromwell in Sea Kayker magazine in 1992-
thanks Tom. Tom mentioned it again on paddlewise  in January and for those
who paddled unfeathered, I was able to roll the first day using just the
article.

Several  years ago, to keep up with the younger crowd, I purchased my Arctic
Hawk (had a valley skeg installed). I soon started making and paddling
Greenland paddles and that is all I have used the last two years. My
favorites are my two lightweight red cedar paddles.

I am primarily a day paddler and paddle from ice out (March 1st last year)
until the end of December. The kids are now grown and my wife is not
interested in kayaking and I still work... heating and plumbing, so I have
more free time(never enough). I usually get out several times a week,
including one long paddle until late fall when daylight  shortens. Motor
boat traffic is a real issue on Lake George during the summer.  I want to
try and get in more overnight trips, especially to some of the Adirondack
lakes and also trips to Maine.

Thanks for the thread.

Frank
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