dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com wrote: > > Did anyone see the show on a couple of nights ago about whales in Canada? > The BoobTube was on for background noise and I was not paying much > attention to the whale story. But I did pay attention when they showed the > researchers diving and swiming in the water. I think it was Hudson Bay. > They used dry suits but even with the equipment they still had killer ice > cream headaches. What really got my attention is when they showed to > people walking toward the beach carrying three "sacks" of stuff. Hmmm, > looks like a kayak? Turns out it was. They showed the two people putting > togather the kayak which took about 30 minutes. > > The kayak red on top with a black buttom, was for two people and the frame > was wood. > > What kind of foldable was it? Undoubtedly a Klepper Expedition Double or the Quattro model. Wood frame and colors are one clue. The other are the three bags. That is Klepper's and not Nautiraid's bag setup. It could have been the Quattro which has two sets of sponsons; the frame is either blond or black wood. The latter is used in the military boats which have olive drab decks. The black is for stealth (also good for making boats in snow) and all parts have Braille type bumps so the boat can be assembled in pitch darkness. > > Whenever the people where in the yak they were wearing PFDs and drysuits. Good. ralph -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Nov 11 1999 - 17:14:51 PST
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