Re: [Paddlewise] Watercycling

At 5:19 PM -0500 8/29/00, Wes Boyd wrote:
>[SNIP]
>The USN&WR story intimated that these boats were designed for open water,
>but I think I'd be kind of leery of that. I did see a guy out on one of
>these on an inland lake this summer -- it was more of an upright thing with
>a bicycle framework. He got wiped out on about a one-foot wave, and had a
>heck of a time getting back on board. I was thinking about going out and
>giving him a hand -- the water was pretty warm -- but he managed to get
>back on top before I could get the yak in the water. The article also says
>that they're faster than the typical kayak.
[SNIP]

I was up in the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior a couple of weeks 
ago. The was a light chop out on the water but it was sunny and 
lovely. I was slacking on the beach and turned on my VHF and over 
heard the conversation between several Coast Guard boats as they 
discussed someone on a water bike making the crossing from the 
mainland to York Island. They were debating if he was going to make 
it, and if he went over who was going to go and get him.

I never heard how it turned out. I did have to wonder if any of my 
crossings have been the subject of such scrutiny though.

-Patrick
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