Those of you who track hurricane activity (from the safety of their computer/TV) know how busy the Atlantic has been this year, not to mention typhoon season in the Pacific, too. While Jamaica awaits getting clobbered tomorrow, it is interesting to note that the rowing community has had an interesting time of it too. Victoria's own Colin Angus has made it to Russia with his partner Tim, after experiencing some real difficulties in the steep seas of the Bearing Straits. They were towed back to Alaska, but eventually made it across. http://www.theoceans.net/story/TimandColininSiberiaE-BayboatmadeitacrosstheBeringseaSep72004.shtml One of Erwin Rommel's descendants wasn't so smart, attempting rowing across the Atlantic with an extra-awful hurricane season imminent. He was rescued. We won't call him the Ocean Fox. http://www.theoceans.net/story/TheGermanAtlanticOceanRowingFoxJul202004.shtml Looks like Peter Bray, while he did cross the Atlantic a few years back in his specifically-designed kayak, didn't fare so well with his mates in their rowing craft: http://www.oceanrowing.com/Pink_Lady/media/BBC_9aug.htm Anyway, all this hurricane business got me thinking about some of the great ocean crossings and attempted crossings by folding _open kayaks _by some of the notable purists of the past century. A lot of us on Paddlewise love the ocean and rough-water play, and there's lots of extreme sports fanatics out there attempting amazing feats with their high-tech gear, but really, they don't make paddlers like they used to. Doug Lloyd Victoria BC *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 09 2004 - 23:44:27 PDT
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