G'Day, Last call for entries to the 1st edition "Who's Who" list on the Paddlewise Web site. I'll start to collate the list and check each entry with participants this Friday. A copy of the entry form is below - its very informal put in or leave out whatever you like - remember it will be on public display. The emails will be presented in a simple code decipherable by a person but not a standard web harvester program. a) Name b) Email address c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also if you like) d) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator e) Special interests f) Specialist knowledge g) Strong opinions (I doubt we'll have any of those :~) h) Most interesting kayak trip i) Short Bio (personal description) All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Kevin Whilden > b) Email address kwhilden_at_seanet.com (note: this is going to be my permanent address soon) > c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also if you like) Pygmy Arctic Tern Pyranha Inazone 240 (ww playboat) Pyranha H2Zone (ww creekboat) Mega Jester Rio (surf kayak) New Wave Bigfoot (ww squirt boat) > d) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator > e) Special interests Paddling in storms and rough water. Searching out tide rips -- the bigger the better. Greenland paddle techniques. Surfing. And last but definitely not least, paddling whitewater rivers > f) Specialist knowledge I have become quite expert at teaching whitewater kayaking. I teach a class for George Gronseth's Kayak Academy (www.halcyon.com/kayak) that is designed for sea kayakers who want to increase their skills dramatically by spending time in the river environment. We use sit-on-top whitewater boats which increase safety and comfort, and some more advanced students use normal closed deck kayaks. > g) Strong opinions Ok, I've got a few of these... :) 1. The best kayakers are those who spend time on the river and the sea. 2. Greenland paddles are superior in every way to modern "white-man" paddles. 3. Rudders are only useful or necessary on boats with lousy hull designs. > h) Most interesting kayak trip Without a doubt, the best kayak trip ever involved surfing the standing wave at Skookumchuk (BC) in the evening as the sun was setting. The reflection on the glassy water was like surfing on a sea of fire. I've also been the sea kayak guide for a special trip in concert with the Fremont Drum School (http://www.congajoy.com) in Seattle. The "Sea Kayak and Drum Retreat" is an amazing combination of kayaking in the Gulf Islands and afro-cuban percussion drumming. It's a lot of fun. > i) Short Bio (personal description) > Been kayaking for eight years. Taught whitewater for the last four. I spend most of my time on the river, but I love the sea and like to get out frequently for multi-day trips in the summer. I think a lot about designing my own boats, and will hopefully make it a reality in the next couple of years. Currently I do kayak reviews for Sea Kayaker (initials KW, of course), and I had my first full-length article published in this months issue of Sea Kayaker. It's called "Overboard with electronics" and reviews chart plotting software as well as four GPS units. I just received my MS in Geology from the University of Washington, BS in Physics from UCSD. I am currently starting up a web based environmental news company. You can check out my website at http://www.yourplanetearth.com (note: this site will be live on or before November 10,1999) *************************************************************************** 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 Matthew Blumenthal b) Email address mattb_at_ix.netcom.com c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also if you like) QCC Q500X known as "my kayak". First and currently only boat. I've very fond of it. d) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator N/A e) Special interests Kayaking, pottery, outdoors, hiking, biking, camping, computers, music. Lots of things I can't think of at the moment. f) Specialist knowledge PC maintance. Otherwise, wild-eyed generalist. g) Strong opinions (I doubt we'll have any of those :~) Plenty. h) Most interesting kayak trip Which ever one I'm doing at the time. i) Short Bio (personal description) Born in LA, raised in DC, rode my motorcycle to Berkeley in 1983. Currently live in Fremont CA. 46, never married. Started paddling this year after recovering from knee surgery. Realized that I couldn't do much safely by myself, and the local club paddles required me to have my own boat, so I bought one. Work in the murky depths of the silicon valley computer industry, doing support or QA depending on the job and employer. Don't get near enough time on the water as I would like. But it is never too cold to paddle in the bay area! *********************************************** * Matthew Blumenthal * * Fremont CA * * Potter, Guitar Player, General Computer Nut * * mattb_at_ix.netcom.com * * http://www.mattegrafix.com * * ICQ 12691259 * *********************************************** *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
OK OK a) Name Patrick Maun b) Email address pmaun_at_bitstream.net c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also if you like) Current Designs Solstice GTS, Wilderness Systems Sealution (the loan to a friend boat), a stitch 'n' glue that I haven't finished. More to come... d) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator Tarpon Rua (The Red Tarpon in Irish), never had to actually use my VHF though e) Special interests Cross country skiing, telemark skiing, winter and summer camping, bike touring, planning some big ocean trips. f) Specialist knowledge I'm a good cook, does that count? Some friends call me "Discovery Channel" as I tend to randomly spout off odd bits of facts and trivia. I speak a bunch of languages. g) Strong opinions (I doubt we'll have any of those :~) I'm left of the left. h) Most interesting kayak trip Every trip is a great trip. Even the one when I almost destroyed a boat. i) Short Bio (personal description) I started kayaking about four years ago. I live in St. Paul, Minnesota. I spend the summer on Lake Superior when I can. Try to get out on the Mississippi a couple times a week during the fall and winter. I turn 32 next week. I am an artist (visit my site at http://www.well.com/~butoh), but we all know how well that pays so I worked in advertising as a designer to pay the bills for awhile and now run my own small design/consulting firm. I am also a visiting professor at the College of Architecture at the University of Minnesota. I also co-edit and curate an online journal from MIT Press devoted to exploring the boundaries between art, science and technology. http://mitpress.mit.edu/LEA *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Okay, here goes, a) Name Tom Weese b) Email address gadfly_at_tscnet.com c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also if you like) Northwest Kayaks Pursuit, Pirouette /S, d) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator KB8UZD Ham... e) Special interests Recovery from brain injury, kayaking, wood turning, wood carving f) Specialist knowledge Much of what I had, has gone due to BI-but I am getting it back...:) g) Strong opinions (I doubt we'll have any of those :~) h) Most interesting kayak trip Navigation lesson at Gig Harbor-but all are interesting else I would not do them. I'm a daytime paddler, with an expedition kayak <g> i) Short Bio (personal description) I started kayaking with the Caspia in Michigan about 4 years ago I think-but wanted to take on Lake Michigan, and followed a Dr.'s advice and bought a Necky. Before I took on the Big Lake, I moved to Seattle area [now Bremerton] there I bought my Pursuit. Have taken a class with Nigel Foster [my first kayaking class] George Gronselth, and a couple of classes with Mik at Gig Harbor. Unfortunately, a brain injury put a severe, uh... "cramp" in my style for the last 1.5 years. I am working on getting with a group, so that I can perhaps more safely ramp up to multi-day trips some day... I am working at wood turning to help me get back some of my fine motor skills for now as my BI puts a kibosh on my previous employment [maint. man at a Natural Gas Compressor Station] I have hopes that wood turning may turn into some badly needed cash <G> My web site is:http://www2.tscnet.com/~gadfly/ <gadfly_at_tscnet.com> homepage: http://www2.tscnet.com/~gadfly/ *************************************************************************** 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) Robert Woodard b) woodardr_at_tidalwave.net c) Guillemot wood stripper, Current Designs Gulfstream, and Necky Gannet d) N/A e) Special interests - Family, fishing, paddling f) Specialist knowledge - Network management, networking equipment, network engineering, Un*x - geek stuff g) Strong opinions - Nah. Well...maybe one or two... h) Most interesting kayak trip - So far taking my daughter out to Assateague Island to watch the ponies swim. i) Short Bio (personal description) - Master Sergeant with 17.5 years in the U.S. Air Force. Looking forward to my "second" career. Started kayaking 1 Jan, 1999 with the maiden voyage of my Guillemot. I've bought two more kayaks since then. Currently living in Northern Virginia. *************************************************************************** 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 Catherine Veraghen > > b) Email address catherin_at_imagebuilder.com > > c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also if you like) New to the sport, so I have only one boat - a Perception Sealion > > d) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator n/a > > e) Special interests Hiking, mountain biking, creating stuff I like to call art, home remodeling and construction, good beer, clean, secluded beaches, paddling calm water at sunrise/sunset. > > f) Specialist knowledge n/a > > g) Strong opinions (I doubt we'll have any of those :~) I only recently figured out what a greenland paddle was, and I actually welcome moderate traffic on waterways because it makes me feel safer to be in company, so I guess I have nothing to feel strongly about yet. However, I'm new to this sport, so in time, I'm sure I'll come up with a rant:)! > > h) Most interesting kayak trip I find every trip thus far has presented new and interesting challenges and discoveries. Probably the most bizarre experience was on Lacamas Lake near Camas, Washington. The morning started out absolutely serene as I paddled along the length of the Lake into the small river that feeds it, passing silent fishermen in the fog. After a couple of hours, I returned to the main body of the Lake which was starting to see some boat traffic as the sun came out. Eventually, the lake became heavy with waterskiiers and jetskis, and since it's walled in by high hills, the sound echoed deafeningly. I paddled to a more secluded area full of lily pads, and came face to face with a heron perched on a deadhead. Here was this beautiful bird just sitting so calmly in the midst of the chaos. I think he and I were the only ones being quiet on the lake that day. Just when I thought it couldn't get more surreal, the nearby gun club began practicing at their target range, adding the almost constant ring of gunfire to the already nutty noise level. Still the heron sat on his log, and I sat next to him. It made me want to cry. I haven't paddled there since. i) Short Bio (personal description) Single, just turned 40 (and still not over it), one daughter, one boyfriend (who only paddles with me to be nice - he really doesn't enjoy it much), one big dog, one small cat who hates the big dog. I work as the creative director for a large game developer, designing and producing games for the PC and Playstation for a mostly younger audience (no blood and gore). I am originally from Michigan's UP, on the balmy south shore of Lake Superior, so I grew up very much a water person. Moving to the Pacific Northwest, I had to develop a relationship with the water out here - primarily rivers and ocean. I found kayaking to be a wonderful way to do just that, and I spend as much time as I can in my boat. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Yeah, late and the stupid thing is still long..sorry! a) Name James Lofton b) Email address n5yyx_at_etsc.net c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also if you like) 1st "kayak" was a oblong wash tub(I was about 6) folbot, super 17.5' folbot, kodiak 15' folbot, aluet 12' d) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator Amateur, N5YYX e) Special interests kayaking, amateur radio, hiking, backpacking, kites(all kinds but especially 2 line stunt), photography, astronomy, falconry, traditional bowhunting, buckskinner, primative weapons, survivial skills, invironment issues, looking into my wifes green eyes, and heck most outdoor things(except organized sports!) f) Specialist knowledge time will tell g) Strong opinions (I doubt we'll have any of those :~) everyone can make a differance. For starters, turn off those extra lights! h) Most interesting kayak trip No brainer. Yukon river trip, 1986. A dream trip I had planned and studied on for years. When I first moved to Alaska in 1968 we drove, but this allowed me to back up and slowly go back there, the way I would have like to the first time. My only time limit was to leave on the trip when the ice went out at Lake Laberge and to get off before winter set in. It was a summer with little rain, lots of sunshine, few bugs. It was also a bad year for forest fires up north. With that said, any trip I'm on, long or short is special. i) Short Bio (personal description) Born 1945 on a ranch and farm that stratteled the Tierra Blanca creek in eastern New Mexico. From my earliest days I can remember looking off down that draw and wondering where it went(where my wonder lust was born). I must have drove my folks crazy with worry, as I was forever sneaking off down there. My first great kayak adventure was on that creek and was almost my last one. We had gotten rains and the normally dry creek was running high and good. I launched my wash tub boat with plans to go just a ways. The good news was I didn't get killed when I got swept into the barbed wire fence. The bad news was when my dad heard about my adventure! I grew older and traveled farther down that creek drainage. In my junior year of high school I found a young golden eagle that had been kicked out of the nest by it's larger sister. The next two years with that bird probably had a more profound impact on my life than any one thing. While my friends were active with sports, girls and each other, I spent each free moment roaming the pastures with that eagle. I missed learning a lot of social skills. I learned other things. I wouldn't change a moment! Then there was a war. The eagle was set free. I joined the US Navy, "GMT". Getting out found me married and a baby on the way. Settled down in NM, got a good job, bought home, filled house with "things", played cards on tuesday nights, saturday nights was domanoes. Hated life!!!!! One year of the rat race found everything sold and headed for Alaska. Filed on a piece of BLM land in the Copper river valley, just up stream of where the Tonsina flows into the Copper river. Built a little 12X20' log cabin. Life was great! Guess she got the seven year itch. Remarried and hauled my new wife and her two kids back up. I worked LONG hours fighting forest fires(helitack)and a city girl gets lonely away from family, so it wasn't to be. We moved back to NM. Bought 25 acres of rolling grass land and manage it for the wildlife and the ecology here. It takes care of our needs. "O", married almost 25 years now to Roxie and we're soon to be GREAT grandparents!! Lastly, yes I miss Alaska(you can't escape her), and I will go back. *************************************************************************** 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 Tom Heineman, Chicago > b) Email address Heineman_at_enteract.com > c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also if you like) Mad River Royalex Explorer (since 1978 and indestructible) Current Designs - Expedition (6 months old...needs ballast when empty) Lots of room for camping gear > d) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator > e) Special interests Movies by Jim Jarmusch and John Sayles Rehabbing Vintage buildings Kayaking Masters Swimming > f) Specialist knowledge Work stuff that I don't care to mix with pleasure stuff > g) Strong opinions (I doubt we'll have any of those :~) Kaykaing and Swimming are good for dealing with stress One should retire by 55 Life would be incomplete without Public Radio Saab's are good cars Can't understand why Gore-Tex is so expensive Lake Michigan is very cool most of the time Kayakers are an very interesting group of humans So are canoers > h) Most interesting kayak trip Prince Williams Sound, Valdez, Alaska this summer - 5 days, beautiful, but very rainy! Best Canoeing: Quetico, Canada BWCA > i) Short Bio (personal description) > 50, landlord, Human Resources Executive at Big 5 Firm > married 25 yrs; 1 - 17 yr old *************************************************************************** > 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/ ***************************************************************************
> a) Name Tom Heineman, Chicago > b) Email address Heineman_at_enteract.com > c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also if you like) Mad River Royalex Explorer (since 1978 and indestructible) Current Designs - Expedition (6 months old...needs ballast when empty) Lots of room for camping gear > d) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator > e) Special interests Movies by Jim Jarmusch and John Sayles Rehabbing Vintage buildings Kayaking Masters Swimming > f) Specialist knowledge Work stuff that I don't care to mix with pleasure stuff > g) Strong opinions (I doubt we'll have any of those :~) Kaykaing and Swimming are good for dealing with stress One should retire by 55 Life would be incomplete without Public Radio Saab's are good cars Can't understand why Gore-Tex is so expensive Lake Michigan is very cool most of the time Kayakers are an very interesting group of humans So are canoers > h) Most interesting kayak trip Prince Williams Sound, Valdez, Alaska this summer - 5 days, beautiful, but very rainy! Best Canoeing: Quetico, Canada BWCA > i) Short Bio (personal description) > 50, landlord, Human Resources Executive at Big 5 Firm > married 25 yrs; 1 - 17 yr old *************************************************************************** > 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/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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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