I am forwarding this information from other sources. If you are in the New Orleans Convention Center you will want to check out this new exhibit of a tandem kayak used for competing in the Great Mississippi River Race for Rett Syndrome, May 5-31, 2001. Pictures are at the foundation's web site: www.RettSyndrome.org <http://www.rettsyndrome.org/> . The hull was designed by Nick Schade; it has a 24" beam and a 26' length, weighing in at 100 lbs. Here is a little description of the kayak: It's a two person kayak. The dome can be attached to the rear deck and put in place on the water. The sleeping chamber was water tight, with the dome's edge overlapping the cockpit rim-further secured with a nylon band that had a couple elastic cords in it. Breathing holes were made waterproof with an external flap of neoprene. It was really hard to roll the Double Helix, mostly because of the large, flat rear deck. The dome made it easier to roll when there wasn't a person under it. It became harder with a person inside because of the lower center of gravity...and what would finally happen would be that the dome and person under it would fall out...which is a good thing when you think about it. The race distance was 2348 down the Mississippi River from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. Whew, makes me tired to think about it. Natalie Wiest Galveston TX *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Apr 04 2008 - 14:43:24 PDT
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