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My intro to paddeling was in 1937 when a neighbor gave me an Old Old Town
canoe which I quickly launched into the Atlantic at Atlantic City.  That
boat was not very durable.  After a few weeks of riding the surf and
sometimes diving to the bottom the old boat gave way.

A few weeks later I found a kid who had a red, canvas, wooden ribbed kayak.
He had damaged the boat and had lost his paddle.  For a couple of dollars
he passed ownership to me.

I worked a few weekends repairing the boat and constructing a paddle which
must hace weighed at least five pounds and was about seven feet long. The
kayak didn't last much longer than the canoe. I went into the Army in 40
and just about gave up paddeling for a while.

Over the following years I paddled and raced canoes.  When the Chinook made
its appearance I decided to go back to kayaks.  I have had many boats
since.  Right now I have a Seda Glider, an Arluk 3 for the use of friends
and a surf boat.  Joe S
mailto:jsanford_at_sundial.net
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