Re: [Paddlewise] WARD EVENS ATLANTIC ROWING CHALLENGE

From: Alex Ferguson <a.ferguson_at_chem.canterbury.ac.nz>
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 14:35:39 +1200
>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
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