Wow, that's pretty hardcore! Some of my friends think I'm crazy for doing 38 NM solo crossings of Lake Superior each summer but what Andrew is attempting is way way beyond that, in a whole different universe. Hope he makes it. I'm trying to get a handle on the distance; so it would be like paddling from Seattle to almost Juneau, at sea all the way and what is probably equivalent to winter conditions on the Gulf of Alaska. Truly amazing! >From the website it looks like he's paddling a Mirage 580. Does anyone know if these boats are available in the US or does anyone even have one here? A lot of questions come to mind. How does he get breathing air in but keep water out when the cockpit cover is on and sea water is sloping all around? I'm guessing he uses some kind of a sea anchor or drogue when he's sleeping but my limited experience with those in a head wind was very disappointing. I didn't like seeing a lot of my forward gain reversed while resting. -mike *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Dec 02 2006 - 12:21:06 PST
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