a) Name: Ralph Diaz (there should be an acute accent on the "i") b) Contact details &/or location: My phone number is no secret as it appears in my SIG and other places. 212-724-5069. Upper Westside of Manhattan. I am easy to contact for questions on folding kayaks, local paddling conditions, etc. c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also if you like): Klepper Aerius II Classic (w/added keelstrips); Nautiraid Raid I Exp.; Feathercraft K-Light. I don't believe in naming kayaks any more than I would give names to articles of clothing or parts of my body. d) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator: With handhelds, you don't need marine operator numbers in the US. e) Special interests: Kayaking, walking, local history/geology, etc. industrial archaeology. f) Specialist knowledge: Folding kayaks, NYC paddling g) Strong opinions (I doubt we'll have any of those :~): After considerable thought and experience, I have concluded that folding kayaks offer a lot more than people give them credit for and hardly rate the litany of weaknesses attributed to them. I think I have helped many to at least give this breed of sea kayak a look and not rely just on hearsay. h) Most interesting kayak trip: Paddling the 165 mile length of the Hudson from Albany to New York City. Having civilization always close while being in one's own world upon the water made for the delicious feeling of being far, far away. In the end, adventure is more a state of mind...even more so in a kayak that lets us, in a very personal way, break our bounds with earth and return to our familiar yet unfamiliar origins in the sea. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
a) Name: Vivian Oliva b) Contact details: email: snook_at_gate.net location: Miami, FL c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names): Scupper Pro sit on top lovingly named: "The Escape Pod" Paddled a Wilderness Systems Pamlico as a rental experience. Have my eye on a few touring kayaks...... d) Special Interests: Kayaking, travel, fishing, arts and architecture, history, especially local FL history. e) Specialist knowledge: Kayak fishing, island camping the 10,000 islands in the Everglades Nat'l Park. <*)))< f) Most interesting kayak trip: There are too many to mention but the highlights so far are: Did a 7 day Gulf loop trip on a sit on top in the 10,000 islands. While not in a kayak but in a canoe, paddled the Boundary Waters and also canoed Algonquin in Canada. Finally, a day trip in Baja, Calif on a sit on top (won me over to purchase current boat) was a gorgeous paddling experience. Hopefully, there will be many long kayak trips in my future. I am considering a folding or take apart kayak to take along on trips in the US. Must make a mental note to ask Ralph Diaz for opinions :) *************************************************************************** Paddle Wise 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/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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