> > and > > that in 1932 Fridel Meyer of Germany paddled a Folbot from Bravaria to > > London. > >She also won some race against all comers circumnavigating Great Britain or >most of a circumnavigation anyway. A full article about her in Sea Kayaker magazine a few years back. The "race" was against an Englishman who paddled just a little further north up the east coast of Britain than her before he too gave up. She paddled along the south coast the next year before giving up. I don't think carrying the dog helped much. Alex . . Alex (Sandy) Ferguson Chemistry Department University of Canterbury New Zealand *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 07 2001 - 19:53:59 PST
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