I went back to look at the course description for that race in which I had to battle the motorboat escort that wanted to pull the swimmer. There was a time limit for completing the course: 2 hours. She came in at 1:23. What was the motorboat crew's beef! If you want to see more about these swims in New York City with discussions on a range of subjects as well as the course descriptions, visit http://www.nycswim.org. Bookmark the website and check it out for the 2001 schedule next year. Coincide a visit to the city and help out swimmers. I could arrange a loan of a kayak and buy you a beer at the end; you'll also have a T-shirt as a momento. You may even want to tackle swimming one of the shorter races that are as little as half a mile. The race last Saturday was the Great Hudson River Swim. The swimmer who I helped keep in the race was Victoria Zapata. An appropriate first name meaning "victory." ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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