G'Day Paddlewisers, Paddlewise has a "Whos Who" web page where list members can place short biographies http://www.paddlewise.net/whoswho/ . So you can get to know a bit about the writers in this column or make contact with them if you have common interests. Some of the entries are a bit out of date and there are a whole lot of new contributors to the list so if anyone would like to modify their Bio or send in a new one please feel free to email me a draft and I'll do a small amount of formatting and put your contribution on the Web. Entries can be informal, although there is a list of headings if you want to use them, but they aren't compulsory. I've given an example of mine below and their are many other examples on the web page. We encode email addresses so that they can't be accessed by automatic web browsers All this comes with the blessing of our "List Mom" Jackie Fenton but please send the entries to me rather than her to save her unnecessary work. All the best, PeterO Who helps with the Paddlewise Who's Who List so if you need to add an entry or make a modification my email address is rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au <mailto:rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au> EXAMPLE a) NAME: Osman, Peter (PeterO) b) CONTACT: rebyl_kayakboashotmaildotcom (I live in Sydney Australia) c) KAYAKS (Owned or paddled): As well as owning a couple of boats, I enjoy hiring and sharing all sorts of kayaks with friends: - RaiderX, Storm, Tasman19, Mirage, Pittarak (called Minoa after my daughter Naomi and decorated with Minoan dolphins), Klepper Aerius Expedition (a foldable kayak that go's in a bag and is called "Rebyl") and SOT's and surfskis. e) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Foldables, Sea kayaking, Kayak names, music, running, f) SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE: biophysics, electronics g) STRONG OPINIONS: Like to give names to Kayaks! h) MOST INTERESTING TRIP: Kayaking round the Dardanelles for a dawn landing into Anzac Cove. Lane Cove River Weir to Roseville Bridge via Sydney Harbour. One day hope to try a Sydney to Wollongong trip and paddle in the Hebrides. Scariest trip was when I went out with no safety gear or water and got swept by a current past the Beecroft Peninsula into some challenging (for a beginner) sea. A one hour trip turned into five hours and I'll never again go out ill equipped or without planning the trip. i) BIO: I'm a tall skinny guy, 53 years old, married in '72 and came to Australia from England in '74. I visit the USA and England quite frequently. Started paddling about three years ago. Passed my sea proficiency a few months ago. Still got heaps to learn and thats one of the reasons I love paddling! Two biggest events of my working life were building an experiment for the Space Shuttle years and years ago and helping to get a nanomachine/biosensor to work. I paddled my first boat when I was 10 years old, it was two planks of wood supported loosely (no glue, nails or string!) on two blocks of wood and paddled with a long iron bar on a pond in Sussex. (But I was born and raised in the East End of London - a grand place!) *************************************************************************** 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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