WARD EVENS ATLANTIC ROWING CHALLENGE My sister sent me this...haven't checked out the URLs, but here's the info FYI As of Sunday Oct 7th 36 double handed teams representing 11 countries will set off from Tenerife to Barbados ... 2,900 miles across the Atlantic for the world's only ocean rowing race! www.wear.co.uk or www.challengebusiness.com. sandy kramer miami *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 05:18 PM 9/27/01 -0400, Gypsykayak_at_aol.com wrote: >WARD EVENS ATLANTIC ROWING CHALLENGE > >As of Sunday Oct 7th 36 double handed teams representing 11 countries will >set off from Tenerife to Barbados ... 2,900 miles across the Atlantic for the >world's only ocean rowing race! > >www.wear.co.uk or >www.challengebusiness.com. The 2 rowing the American entry are both paddlers who fairly recently took up rowing, maybe 3 years ago. Tom Mailhot is sea kayaker. He was with the owner of feathercraft for his paddle around Cape Horn. Tom also did a stint paddling a triple in Alaska, I think with project sea wolf. Ron Zeigler is a former canoe racer. I don't believe they had met each other before deciding to do the rowing race. I believe the American Star is the second iteration of the boat they are racing. According to a radio interview I heard (NPR's Only a Game) they determined the first American Star was unseaworthy. Better to learn that in practice, and not half way across the atlantic. Also in that story was the comment that no contact with the outside world is allowed during the race. Which I think is nutty. I would want weather reports... One of the American Stars (don't know if it was the original or the replacement) had 300 pounds of lead ballast. It also has a 24 foot "wingspan" for the oars, from blade tip to blade tip. kirk *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
The Atlantic Rowing Challenge is a one-design race. Tom Mailhot and John Zeigler <http://usrowboys.com/> have built two of the boats. Actually they hired someone to build the first one and he botched the job so Tom and John built the second one themselves. They have been rowing the boat in several local races this year as training and for publicity. They have had difficulty raising money to fit out the boat completely. I hope they got everything done before they sent the boat to Tenerife about a month ago... The race is specifically planned to occur at the tail end of hurricane season in the hopes that they will get favorable winds. I hope they aren't too favorable. Nick At 6:14 PM -0400 9/27/01, kirk olsen wrote: >At 05:18 PM 9/27/01 -0400, Gypsykayak_at_aol.com wrote: >>WARD EVENS ATLANTIC ROWING CHALLENGE >> >>As of Sunday Oct 7th 36 double handed teams representing 11 countries will >>set off from Tenerife to Barbados ... 2,900 miles across the Atlantic for the >>world's only ocean rowing race! >> >>www.wear.co.uk or >>www.challengebusiness.com. > >The 2 rowing the American entry are both paddlers who fairly >recently took up rowing, maybe 3 years ago. > >Tom Mailhot is sea kayaker. He was with the owner of feathercraft >for his paddle around Cape Horn. Tom also did a stint paddling a >triple in Alaska, I think with project sea wolf. Ron Zeigler is a >former canoe racer. I don't believe they had met each other before >deciding to do the rowing race. > >I believe the American Star is the second iteration of the boat they >are racing. According to a radio interview I heard (NPR's Only a >Game) they determined the first American Star was unseaworthy. >Better to learn that in practice, and not half way across the >atlantic. Also in that story was the comment that no contact with >the outside world is allowed during the race. Which I think is >nutty. I would want weather reports... > >One of the American Stars (don't know if it was the original or the >replacement) had 300 pounds of lead ballast. It also has a 24 foot >"wingspan" for the oars, from blade tip to blade tip. > >kirk > >*************************************************************************** >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/ >*************************************************************************** -- Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>WARD EVENS ATLANTIC ROWING CHALLENGE > >As of Sunday Oct 7th 36 double handed teams representing 11 countries will >set off from Tenerife to Barbados ... 2,900 miles across the Atlantic for the >world's only ocean rowing race! www.telecomchallenge.co.nz/v2page.html This is the page about the New Zealand entry. Looks like the previous winner won't be able to row due to injury - typical NZer doing peace keeping duty..... His rowing mate from the first race died in a plane crash. Note also there are 2 NZ crews and boats. The US entry - don't know how it would be possible to put together one of those boats in such a way that it couldn't be used - maybe they should have found a wooden kayak builder to do it for them. Alex . . *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>At 2:35 PM +1200 10/2/01, Alex Ferguson wrote: >The US entry - don't know how it would be possible to put together >one of those boats in such a way that it couldn't be used - maybe >they should have found a wooden kayak builder to do it for them. > They hired a well respected wooden boat builder in the area (this area of the states has lots). Even though the kit is fairly brainless to put together, he somehow assembled it with a severe twist. He made the finished product straight with liberal use of filler. This made the boat heavier and less efficiently shaped. I would think the result would have been serviceable, but Tom and John didn't like the idea of rowing a defective boat all the way across the Atlantic so they opted to build a new one. Nick -- Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>>At 2:35 PM +1200 10/2/01, Alex Ferguson wrote: >>The US entry - don't know how it would be possible to put together one of >>those boats in such a way that it couldn't be used - maybe they should >>have found a wooden kayak builder to do it for them. >[Nick Schade] >They hired a well respected wooden boat builder in the area (this area of >the States has lots). Even though the kit is fairly brainless to put >together, he somehow assembled it with a severe twist. Severe twist!!! Presumably now a LESS well respected builder? As any kayak builder knows, getting it straight is the name of the game and S&T usually "falls" into place. Alex . . *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 10:59 AM +1200 10/3/01, Alex Ferguson wrote: >>>At 2:35 PM +1200 10/2/01, Alex Ferguson wrote: >>>The US entry - don't know how it would be possible to put together >>>one of those boats in such a way that it couldn't be used - maybe >>>they should have found a wooden kayak builder to do it for them. >>[Nick Schade] >>They hired a well respected wooden boat builder in the area (this >>area of the States has lots). Even though the kit is fairly >>brainless to put together, he somehow assembled it with a severe >>twist. > >Severe twist!!! Presumably now a LESS well respected builder? As any >kayak builder knows, getting it straight is the name of the game and >S&T usually "falls" into place. > Yea, the builder must have assumed it would just fall into place and didn't bother to check before gluing everything together. No matter how easy the project appears, you do at least want to double check. He didn't until it was too late. -- Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
OK, it isn't paddling but it is using "paddles" even if they do sit facing the wrong way!!!!! The Ward Evans Atlantic Challenge with was mentioned on this group a little while ago. Gypsykayak_at_aol.com wrote - >As of Sunday Oct 7th 36 double handed teams representing 11 countries will >set off from Tenerife to Barbados ... 2,900 miles across the Atlantic for the >world's only ocean rowing race! > >www.challengebusiness.com. http://www.telecomchallenge.co.nz/ http://www.telecomchallenge.co.nz/media_news_archive.html FIRST - New Zealand after 41 days rowing, unfortunately not quite breaking the record. Second Australia, 3 days later. Third - Belgium. 4th - New Zealand (51 days) the womens' team, 4th out of 35 teams. Maybe they had an advantage, the boat knew the way having been the winning boat last time. . . . USA????? about 25 days still to go when the women finished. Alex . . *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 01:47 PM 12/7/01 +1300, Alex Ferguson wrote: >OK, it isn't paddling but it is using "paddles" even if they do sit facing >the wrong way!!!!! The USA entrants have been paddlers for years. So I, for one, appreciate the update. The USA team finished 11th on Dec 4. 9 days after the New Zealand ladies. The winning team was 3 days up on second, 7 days up on third. -- >The Ward Evans Atlantic Challenge with was mentioned on this group a little >while ago. > >Gypsykayak_at_aol.com wrote - >>As of Sunday Oct 7th 36 double handed teams representing 11 countries will >>set off from Tenerife to Barbados ... 2,900 miles across the Atlantic for the >>world's only ocean rowing race! >> >>www.challengebusiness.com. > >http://www.telecomchallenge.co.nz/ > >http://www.telecomchallenge.co.nz/media_news_archive.html > >FIRST - New Zealand after 41 days rowing, unfortunately not quite breaking >the record. > >Second Australia, 3 days later. > >Third - Belgium. > >4th - New Zealand (51 days) the womens' team, 4th out of 35 teams. Maybe >they had an advantage, the boat knew the way having been the winning boat >last time. >. >. >. >USA????? about 25 days still to go when the women finished. > >Alex >. >. > >*************************************************************************** >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/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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