Maligiaq has his paddles, they arrived a day after he did. He has been trying some hi-tech paddles to compare them with his. One of the races in the preliminary is in fast current and he is concerned about the 'grip' his paddles will have as they are designed more for distance than power. I'll let you know on Monday how he did. Michael Bradley Greg Stamer wrote: > At 01:32 AM 7/31/99 -0700, Jackie Fenton wrote: > >Does anyone have an update on Maligiaq's situation? Haven't heard > >anything since Monday and was wondering about the progress. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Jackie > > I was talking with John Heath last night. Maligiaq is quite frustrated > because his paddles are missing. He had two Greenland paddles packed in a > tube and I don't know if he shipped them ahead or loaded them on the bus > with him, but their whereabouts are unknown. > > I certainly hope that the paddles are located in time for the race. I had > been storing these paddles for Maligiaq and shipped them to him in early > July so he could train for the race. One of these paddles is the paddle > that he made in Greenland and successfully used in the National > Championships. It's one thing to be in a new boat, it's quite another to > have to compete with an unfamiliar paddle. Keep your fingers crossed... > > Greg Stamer > Orlando, Florida > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jul 31 1999 - 20:24:41 PDT
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