a) Name Michael Stoccardo b) Email address mstocc_at_microsoft.com c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also if you like) Romany Explorer Perception Dancer (white water) Hope to build a light wooden boat one of these days. Perhaps a Pygmy Coho or Spirit Line Baidarka.... d) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator none e) Special interests Kayaking -- of course, travel - especially self-powered (foot, bike, boat) and how to travel the world cheaply, homebrewing, reading f) Specialist knowledge Computers g) Strong opinions (I doubt we'll have any of those :~) Yup. h) Most interesting kayak trip My first trip was fairly memorable. Myself and a few whitewater buddies spent a week sea kayaking Georgeon Bay on Lake Huron. I think we had one compass and 2 maps for 4 people, we made lots of mistakes, lost a boat - later recovered it, had a great time -- became addicted to sea kayaking. Thanks to being able to lurk on Paddlewise (and formerly Wavelength), I am now a much more knowledgeable and safer paddler. i) Short Bio (personal description) 40 Years old, married for 3 years, no kids, one mean cat, 6 really dumb ducks. I have written software and/or designed computer hardware for most of my adult life. Now living and working in the sunny Pacific Northwest. I love to travel, so between jobs I have traveled for long periods of time. The longest being a year and a half on my bicycle which is how I learned to travel the world cheaply. After the cycling bug wore off, I started white water kayaking, which led me to sea kayaking. I suspect that I will be happily exploring the Pacific Northwest for years to come. *************************************************************************** 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/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Nov 02 1999 - 17:11:53 PST
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