----- Original Message ----- From: "PeterO" <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au> Only five I'm afraid and even that was cheating > because I wasn't sleeping in the boat on the ocean overnight:~) In fact the > only person I know who can do that safely in a single is Peter Rattenbury > using a modified Klepper. Have others had to do this ever? Unescorted 20 days 738 miles open water crossing of the Gulf of Mexico in 1998. I used a stock Eddyline Wind Dancer 24" beam 17 feet long. I say stock, the only extra added to the boat from the factory was the kayak was glass and kelvar. Of course I did add some extra deck rigging. The boat was my bedroom kitchen bathroom hospital and playroom for the 20 days. Although I may have cheated a little bit. I only got out of the boat once ( not by choice) when a rouge wave knocked me over when I was taking a crap. High center of gravity was in fault and no paddle in my hands. Arthur Hebert Louisiana www.seacajun.com *************************************************************************** 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 Tue May 07 2002 - 15:50:48 PDT
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