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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Dec 06 2001 - 16:48:45 PST
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