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/ ***************************************************************************
a) Name Gail & Robert Ricci, AKA the Ricci twins because we often wear matching outfits (it's his idea!) b) Email address gricci_at_ida.org c) Kayaks owned or paddled (boat names also if you like) Yum-Yum Yellow & Black Feathercraft Klondike (Tandem) d) Boat name and serial number if maritime radio operator Team Titanic (again his idea!) e) Special interests Besides kayaking, we enjoy biking, rollerblading, hiking, downhill skiing and our pets (dog and cat). Might take up snowshoeing this winter. f) Specialist knowledge Good places to eat where we live and travel. g) Strong opinions (I doubt we'll have any of those :~) Keep an open mind. Also, be kind to animals -- you might be one in your next life. h) Most interesting kayak trip Virginia Beach - kayaked in the Atlantic Ocean with the dolphins. Also, anytime we go out with our 60lb black Lab. Getting her to stay in the kayak is challenge. She doesn't really enjoy the ride, but loves the swim breaks. i) Short Bio (personal description) Live and work in Northern Virginia. Bob (54) is an Express Mail clerk for the USPS; Gail (46) is a Computer Programmer/Analyst for a defense contractor. Bob will be eligible to retire in Y2K. When he does, we plan to sell our house, buy an RV and travel around the country for a year or two, depending on what kind of work we can find while on the road. We bought our foldable kayak with this plan in mind. -----Original Message----- From: Peter Osman [mailto:rebyl_kayak_at_hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 4:01 PM To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: [Paddlewise] Who's Who - "Ladies & Gentlemen last orders pleeeeze" 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/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Gail Ricci wrote: >h) Most interesting kayak trip > Virginia Beach - kayaked in the Atlantic Ocean with the dolphins. Also, >anytime we go out with our 60lb black Lab. Getting her to stay in the kayak >is challenge. She doesn't really enjoy the ride, but loves the swim breaks. I hear you there!!! I have a 55lb black lab and a 35 lb. chocolate lab puppy. The pup hasn't been on Dad's kayak yet, but I have a hard time with the 3-year-old. One of the reasons I'm about to build a double is to make one with a large center hatch that we can carry the dogs in on calm water. Shawn -- 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/ ***************************************************************************
Shawn W. Baker wrote: > One of the reasons I'm about to build a double is > to make one with a large center hatch that we can carry the dogs in on > calm water. Tell us again which double you intend to build, would you, Shawn? It was not the Pygmy Osprey Triple, IIRC. Mind telling us how you made your choice? (I have a stitch-and-glue double in my future -- a year or two out there, however.) -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Hi Dave, I chose the Guillemot Double, both because I've heard decent reviews of it, and I bought Nick Schade's "The Strip-Built Sea Kayak". He publishes the station offsets in the book--it's a bit more work than buying plans and gluing the predrawn stations to the plywood, but I'm in it as much for the fun of building as for the fun of paddling the finished boat. I'll modify the existing deck layout to include the large center hatch. I'd like to possibly make the boat a bit narrower--28" is relatively narrow for a double, but I don't like the feeling of having the boat roll under me in waves. I didn't go into a great deal of research before considering this boat-- certainly not as much as I'd do for a single. It'll just be a boat for paddling with the wife (less-challenging water) and for a "company" boat. If I really don't like it, the local canoe dealer would put it on consignment for me, but I'm not worried about really not liking it. Shawn Dave Kruger wrote: >It was not the Pygmy Osprey Triple, IIRC. Mind telling us how you made >your choice? (I have a stitch-and-glue double in my future -- a year >or two out there, however.) -- 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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