Regarding the "Juan de Fuca Strait: A SOLO CROSSING April 1983" post, I had a couple of back-channel questions. I don't know if I was the first to cross in a sea kayak. I'm sure someone probably did it in a Klepper or even a canoe (were talking WhiteMan here). It is not a difficult crossing. Many do it for the PT Symposium each year. Back then, however, kayaks were just getting popular (re the waving to passengers comment). I also did eventually get shoulder surgery, which did help. The time spent in the "Race" wasn't necessary - I could have drifted to Sooke, got a bus, and sent a relative for Mother. The wind was a freak thing, but the spill-over to Juan de Fuca was much less than what the mainland side was getting. The only exaggerated part of the story was the freighter encounter. While upsetting at the time, it was in reality moving relatively slowly as it pulled away from port, so though it went close by, I was able to avoid it fairly easily. For the post, I was staying true to my log. BTW, I have had some fun, uneventful crossings too! Wanna go Duane? Jackie may want to put the story on the PW website if it has any utilitarian value. BC'in Ya Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jan 21 2000 - 18:23:18 PST
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