In a message dated 12/4/99 6:08:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, Amigh2_at_aol.com writes: << what a wonderful evening it would be to sit and listen to tori murden talk about those 81 days . . . >> (I eat, I sleep, I rowed) * 81 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Actually, I heard on a news byte that Tori capsized her craft 15 times on this latest crossing. Last year, she had to abort her first crossing attempt due to bad weather. Somehow I doubt it was all that boring of a trip. Also, I would like to know how she dealt with capsizes (if indeed true). I saw pictures of her craft, and she was quite exposed to the weather. Also, it did not seem like she was strapped, which she must have been to survive a capsize. Anyone know more about her craft? Cheers, Kevin ------------------------------- | Kevin Whilden | | kwhilden_at_seanet.com | | Kayak Academy Instructor | | http://www.halcyon.com/kayak | ------------------------------- On Sun, 5 Dec 1999 Tomckayak_at_aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 12/4/99 6:08:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, Amigh2_at_aol.com > writes: > > << what a wonderful evening it would be to sit and listen to tori murden > talk about those 81 days . . . > >> > (I eat, I sleep, I rowed) * 81 > *************************************************************************** > 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/ ***************************************************************************
She only capsized once on this trip - caused by rough seas from Hurricane Lenny. The 15 capsizes were during an attempt in 1998, when she tried a west to east crosssing. sid (Embedded image moved "K. Whilden" <kwhilden_at_u.washington.edu> to file: 12/05/99 07:51 PM pic01697.pcx) To: Tomckayak_at_aol.com cc: Amigh2_at_aol.com, paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net (bcc: Sidney Stone/AMS/AMSINC) Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] tori murden Actually, I heard on a news byte that Tori capsized her craft 15 times on this latest crossing. Last year, she had to abort her first crossing attempt due to bad weather. Somehow I doubt it was all that boring of a trip. Also, I would like to know how she dealt with capsizes (if indeed true). I saw pictures of her craft, and she was quite exposed to the weather. Also, it did not seem like she was strapped, which she must have been to survive a capsize. Anyone know more about her craft? Cheers, Kevin ------------------------------- | Kevin Whilden | | kwhilden_at_seanet.com | | Kayak Academy Instructor | | http://www.halcyon.com/kayak | ------------------------------- On Sun, 5 Dec 1999 Tomckayak_at_aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 12/4/99 6:08:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, Amigh2_at_aol.com > writes: > > << what a wonderful evening it would be to sit and listen to tori murden > talk about those 81 days . . . > >> > (I eat, I sleep, I rowed) * 81 > *************************************************************************** > 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/ *************************************************************************** [demime 0.92b removed an attachment of type application/octet-stream which had a name of pic01697.pcx] *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Kevin wrote; >Actually, I heard on a news byte that Tori capsized her craft 15 times on >this latest crossing. Last year, she had to abort her first crossing >attempt due to bad weather. Somehow I doubt it was all that boring of a >trip. Also, I would like to know how she dealt with capsizes (if indeed >true). I saw pictures of her craft, and she was quite exposed to the >weather. Also, it did not seem like she was strapped, which she must have >been to survive a capsize. Anyone know more about her craft? I did not see anything about her vessel on her web site as far as design. Going back to her article in Boat/U.S. concerning her 1998 voyage. The vessel was self righting using two water ballast tanks also was self bailing. She mentioned capsizing only when she was in her cabin ( went through two hurricanes, numerous capsizes). Assuming (and we all know what that means) she entered the cabin when ever the conditions was bad enough for a possible capsize? This latest was her third attempt of a Atlantic crossing, two failed and one successful. . Rereading the article I did find the name of the Frenchman that rowed both the Pacific and Atlantic successfully, Gerard d' Adoville. Tori consulted with him for her 1998 attempt. In 1998 as part of a nine member expedition , she became the first American to ski cross-country to the geographic South Pole, a distance of 750 miles, so I read. Sure is a lot in one year? An amazing woman, I think Tori would have much to say. Maybe that bothers some of those macho men :-) Arthur *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I found this on the web -- maybe not the level of design desired... http://www.courier-journal.com/cjextra/tori99/boat.html Milo Poughkeepsie, NY Arthur Hebert wrote: > <snipped> > I did not see anything about her vessel on her web site as far as design. *************************************************************************** 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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