There is some information the book at http://www.westernfoldingkayak.com - you have to scroll down to the bottom portion to see it. Info and some images from the book. > 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? > Andree Hurley On Water Sports - http://www.onwatersports.com *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Feb 22 2000 - 23:00:11 PST
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:20 PDT