Re the NYT article: > After examining the hull section, Dr. Ward said the flat-bottomed > boat reflected "a previously undocumented style of construction" > for that period. The boat appeared to be built from the outside in, > in contrast to the later shipbuilding technique of starting with an > internal frame. The thick planks were lashed together by rope fed > through mortises. The seams between planks were filled with bundles > of reeds to make the boat watertight. Additional reeds carpeted the > floor. > Interestingly, I recall reading an article in Wooden Boat this year about an ongoing shipbuilding tradition somewhere in the Pacific rim that uses just this sort of construction! -- mike ------------------------------------------------- Michael Edelman mje_at_spamcop.net http://www.foldingkayaks.org http://www.findascope.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I just updated my trip log and noted that this morning I did my 125th kayak trip of the year. The year is winding down now, and I probably won't get out more than a handful of times before winter, what with the end of daylight savings time meaning loss of chances to do after work paddles. But, I'm not complaining; I had a good year, with about 725 miles in to this point. But, I'm wondering whether this is about average, above or below? How many times do others get out and for how many miles? -- Wes *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 11/4/00 9:42:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, boydwe_at_dmci.net writes: << How many times do others get out and for how many miles? >> Wes, My score card for this year: 76 total paddle days. 1000 total nautical miles, roughly estimated. 10 crossings, longest one 26 nautical miles. Longest paddle day was 43 nautical miles. Longest trip was 92 nautical miles in 4 days. 1 combat wet exit, while surfing in 8 foot waves. Dozens of combat rolls while surfing. Zero capsizes while sea kayak touring. 1 combat X-rescue of another sea kayaker. 1 combat rescue from another kayaker (back deck swim tow) after my wet exit in the 8 foot surf. Thanks, Marie Humphrey! 15 nights camped out. Duane Strosaker Southern California <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/pirateseakayaker/index.html">Pirate Sea Kayaker</A> *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Wes Boyd wrote: > > I just updated my trip log and noted that this morning I did my 125th kayak > trip of the year. > > But, I'm wondering whether this is about average, above or below? How many > times do others get out and for how many miles? Wes' post got me to thinking about how often I had gone paddling this last season, and that got my competitive streak riled up because while he had gone on many more trips, I think mine were of higher quality <grin>. I've been injured the last five or six weeks, so no paddling, and I am really suffering for it, even though I've been doing fun stuff (clearing brush, multitudinous home improvements, fashioning a Pygmy double kayak, etc.). Even so, I've been thinking about paddling a lot. So my list of trips includes a quality factor, mainly controlled by how much I recall from the trip, and the degree to which I have a longing to be in that place again. A troublesome facet of this reflection is that I had some bum companions this last year ... one guy who is a prototypical wimp (I say he has a "can't do" attitude), and a couple of others who could have served as archetypes for a passive-aggressive personality profile. Funny how those personality traits don't really become apparent until day four of an extended trip! Anyway, my total was 52 days on the water, more or less. I don't keep a log, so I'm sure I missed some day trips. All but two of those trips were overnighters, with most trips running a week or so, and one of two weeks duration. The majority of those days I was with one other paddling companion, though the two-weeker involved six people, and another of the weeks I had two companions. Thirty-eight of the days were in BC, split between Barkley Sound and the Charlottes. Distance traveled would be a total guess, probably something like 400-500 miles or so. 'Round here, the water does not get hard, so our "season" is not over ... and I've got that new little tent I'm itchin' to try out ... maybe I'll go out and listen to the blooping of distant shotguns while sipping some steaming coffee, as freighters slip by. So, I'm not done yet, Wes! But, to make your 125 days, I'd have to cheat and use some days from 2001! Wait 'til next year! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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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