Rafael wrote >Would like to read when possible the reasons >and evaluation of good and bad things that >occurred before cancellation, since his approach >has many points to be praised and considered. G'Day Rafael, In case you missed it Peter Treby has provided an excellent link (http://members.iinet.net.au/~lford1/nz.htm) to Laurie Fords website. Laurie summarises the event well. One thing to add is that by returning safely without need for rescue Andrew has hopefully encouraged the authorities to allow further responsible attempts. Laurie's reference to the police possibly preventing an attempt is not an idle one. Its happened at least once before with a highly respected paddler. Another is this link to CSIRO's temperature and current map http://tinyurl.com/ym2ctm that explains how the problem of cold could come about. Look at the difference between NSW coastal temperatures and those in the Tasman. Hopefully these temperatures will help calculate the required thickness of insulation in the cockpit. All the best, PeterO (Dave Kruger showed me how tinyurl works - Thanks Dave its a beauty) *************************************************************************** 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 Dec 07 2006 - 02:19:57 PST
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