Well, I already sent my bio to Peter, but here's a repost, (revised slightly & added a bio section, Peter!) KEYWORDS: Building, wood, fiberglass, Montana a) NAME: Shawn W. Baker b) CONTACT: baker_at_montana.com Website: http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/kayak/ Live and work in Missoula, Montana, USA c) BOATS: -CLC Chesapeake 17' x 24" "Taanisartuq" (Inuit: "He is dancing") -CD Extreme 18'10" x 21" not mine, but I borrow it sometimes -Guillemot (designed by Nick Schade) 18' x 21" -- being built e) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Homebrewing (dark malty beers!), building (anything!), hiking, backpacking, downhill and XC skiing, 4-season camping, sewing, woodworking. f) SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE: Concrete, building wood kayaks, fiberglass work, sewing, g) STRONG OPINIONS: Most of the time, kayaks should be paddled right-side-up :) I prefer boats paddled with a double-bladed paddle. h) MOST INTERESTING TRIP: Cypress Island in the San Juan Islands (US) this summer i) BIO: Age 24, married 2 years, 2 labrador retrievers, grad degree in construction engineering management, work for concrete precaster. Started paddling 3 seasons ago, still working on a reliable handroll. My wife doesn't currently paddle, but she gave me the go-ahead to build a double. Hopefully the year after next, I can get her in a single. -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 1999 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/ *************************************************************************** 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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