Yes Sir, that is correct, however, I do not know him personally. He's their lead designer. I beleive he was the former Canadian Olympic slalom coach (if not Canada, it was Britain). Nonetheless, he knows what he's doing. I know of him from a friendship with the former Lendal blade designer, Neil. They still carry on. Rob -----Original Message----- From: MATT MARINER BROZE <marinerkayaks_at_msn.com> To: rcgibbert_at_aol.com Sent: Fri, Jul 23, 2010 12:14 am Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] bracing and power Is this the same Spike who did work (or maybe still does) for Necky kayaks. If so, I've heard his name but I didn't realize he was an Olympic coach. > To: marinerkayaks_at_msn.com > From: rcgibbert_at_aol.com > > Have you spoken with Spike Gladden from JOI, Burlington-WA, about > thjis. An ex Olympic coach like him might be a good resource. > > Rob *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 23 2010 - 16:33:03 PDT
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