[Paddlewise] *** Canoe racers use wheels in dry creek (fwd)

kind of interesting way to race, see also http://www.canoeclub.com
for another type canoe race!!

mark

*** Canoe racers use wheels in dry creek

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) - With drought leaving the Rancocas Creek so
low that algae is growing and the bottom is clearly visible,
organizers of a canoe race decided to shift the event to land.
Organizers of the Up the Creek Festival thought about canceling
Saturday's Canoe Derby but decided they could pull it off without a
paddle. Instead of paddling a quarter-mile upstream, competitors will
push their boats on wheels for an eighth of a mile on a paved street.
The race drew about 100 people in its first year last year. Jack
Naughton, a local electrician, used wheels from shopping carts to
make four gray aluminum canoes land-worthy. They're hard to control,
he said, but the race will go on. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560700211-da7


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