Re: [Paddlewise] Paddling in doubles.

On Wed, 2003-06-11 at 20:48, Rafael Mier Maza wrote:
> 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.

The complete circumnavigation has never been done.
The open water crossing would be the challenge of skills and seamanship
indeed.
Might have been their best choice to abort, as its hurricane season and
tropicals do pop up. Daily Thunderstorms plague the region this time of
year Most noted from the Tortugas to the Keys and Flamingo
My guess is they are just worn out.
W



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