[Paddlewise] Lindemann

	Ralph mentioned the redoubtable Dr Lindemann in the discussion about
matching experience to voyaging.
	I have not read the redoubtable doctor's book [ hard to get in Australia ]
but I wonder whether Ralph has any background on Lindemann's previous
kayaking experience before he made The Crossing. 
	Those of us who have connections with the world of Kleppers have obviously
heard of Lindemann, and I remember reading somewhere that before his trip
he simply ordered a double Klepper in Germany, had it shipped to the Canary
Islands,  rigged his own design of sails and masts and outrigger and
paddled off into the sunset.   Before he embarked on this amazing voyage,
did Lindemann have many years of experience kayaking in Germany or
elsewhere? What ocean experience did he have?  And is it so that Lindemann
disappeared on a subsequent voyage, in the Caribbean perhaps?

	Regards, Peter Rattenbury

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