I am following the discussion about that race closely. Some of the expeditions I am participating in require a rescue insurance. Perhaps that should be done, require someone who organizes a high-risk race like this, to buy an insurance or require the participants to have one! Now here is my question: Did you read the Seakayaker magazine from December 2003? There were instructions to build a solar battery charger for the kayak deck. I am a pphysics teacher in a pre-engineering High School Program. I would like to do this activity as a project in class. The materials are forbidding expensive. So I had the idea, perhaps some here at the list would be interested to have one of these solar-battery-chargers build. It would be for the materials, shippng and a nice lunch for the kids (11th and 12th graders). I hope, it is not against the rules to ask this question here on the list! If, then I apologize. Otherwise, if you are interested, please contact me back channel! Heike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 13:10:12 -0500, HRobinson_at_lakelandcc.edu said: > Now here is my question: Did you read the Seakayaker magazine from > December 2003? There were instructions to build a solar battery charger for the > kayak deck. I am a pphysics teacher in a pre-engineering High School > Program. I would like to do this activity as a project in class. The > materials are forbidding expensive. So I had the idea, perhaps some > here at the list would be interested to have one of these > solar-battery-chargers > build. It would be for the materials, shipping and a lunch for the > kids (11th and 12th graders). I hope, it is not against the rules to ask > this question here on the list! I don't feel it's against list rules. You're helping your students with an experiment by creating paddling gear for those on the list. You aren't looking to make money, just getting help to get the project to happen. You may even coax one or more of the students out into a boat ;-) Those who disagree are welcome to discuss this with me backchannel. kirk paddlewise list herder -- Kirk Olsen kork4_at_cluemail.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/ ***************************************************************************
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