At 03:08 p.m. 11/06/03 +0100, Windwalker wrote: >Authur/Larry Trip. > >Im rather sorry they decided to abort trip in the most important leg. >Mex to Cubian coast to Tortugas to Key West. >This was the important open water crossing to be considered a >circumnavigation. Im surew the sponsors are not happy. >They are to complete the trip at a later day from point of abort. >But it will not hold the record books for a ONE TRIP event. >Im interested in their final report on the Nigel Kayaks. >There are rumors another team are going to try the complete trip in 2004 >non sponsored >W Hi W. Interesting comments about your experience with doubles. Regarding Arhtur´s and Larry trip around the Gulf of Mexico and the fact that they are not doing the crossing is beyond my area of knowledge. But there is a very interesting statement regarding that they are not doing the most important leg, which is the open water crossing. I find it so amazing how the same situation leads to different perceptions. I would have thought that the open waters crossing was the less interesting section. If the point of view is the paddling challenge, then the statement is correct. If the point of view is the knowledge of other cultures, way of living of people in the coasts, reaching places that you can not reach by car to meet the local people, learn about the fauna, etc. then the open crossing is void of all that. At this stage A and L have done a lot of paddling, proven their skills and abilities, handled a double for three weeks while their Nigel boats were repaired in Queretaro from some leaking in the stern. They are more ready than ever to do the crossing if that would be their interest. I suspect their interest is more on the cultural side than the paddling record, but again this is only a personal opinion. We would have to ask them. Best Regards, Rafael www.mayanseas.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 Wed Jun 11 2003 - 12:45:18 PDT
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