OK, here is a Dutch bio: KEY WORDS: Foldable, Sea Kayaking, viola, recumbent bikes NAME: Merijn Wijnen CONTACT: merijn_at_music.demon.nl, Homepage: www.music.demon.nl BOATS paddled Various combi's (years ago), a Pouch double foldable (my parent's, 20 years ago), Aquaterra Sea Lion. Now looking for a foldable, and still doubting between a Feathercraft Khat S and a K1...(any help will be appreciated) BOAT NAME & CALL SIGN (IF RADIO OPERATOR) Not yet applicable, but I will study for a licence SPECIAL INTERESTS: Foldables, (Sea) kayaking, playing viola, travelling, designing building and riding recumbent bicycles and model aeroplanes (not riding the latter, of course). SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE: physics, math, viola playing, making things STRONG OPINIONS: You shouln't have one, first listen.... MOST INTERESTING TRIP: By kayak: Last summer I took a course and did two weeks cruising in Greece, near Skiathos. It was also my first real trip, and it defenitely converted me to sea kayaking (my girlfriend says I hardly talk about something else since) By bike:Help, I can't decide, all of my many miles were great. BIO: I must be one of the younger ones here, being 31. I live in a rather waterless part of a very water-rich country. Currently employed as a physicist / designer I a product development institute (designing complex electro-mechanical apparatus) Before taking up paddling I have been heavily involved in recumbent bicycles. I build a couple of them (ehh, 8 really), and have ridden them al over Europe, and a bit in Australia. Cycling hollidays give the same kind of freedom as kayak touring: I love the feeling of being totally selfsupporting. Also I love going travelling, seeing sights and tasting other cultures. In december I will go to Australia 6 weeks, and hope to do some paddling there (here again: tips welcome). One of the far away project is designing and building a sea kayak, but that has to wait until I can find enough indoor space to build a 5.5 meter boat. ****************************** Merijn Wijnen Vinkenhofje 8 5613 CN Eindhoven The Netherlands Tel.: 040-2939991 (job: 040-2650539) Fax: same as tel., call before sending or try twice E-mail: Home: merijn_at_music.demon.nl Job: m.wijnen_at_ind.tno.nl Web-site: http:\\www.music.demon.nl *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Oct 31 1999 - 13:18:30 PST
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