Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 08:45:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: George Dyson <rowlf.cc.wwu.edu!gdyson@imagelan.com>
To: baidarka@imagelan.com
Subject: Re: Andy Wones; Bamboo boats
In-Reply-To: <9508021802.AA01014@bonzai.sps.mot.com>
Message-Id: <Pine.ULT.3.91.950803083356.5351A-100000@rowlf.cc.wwu.edu>
The voayage )aboard the Fram) began June 1893 and Nansen and Johansen
were rescued in June 1896 in Franz Josef Land by an English expedition
they met up with. They proabbly would have made it back to Norway on
their own.
Nansen's "Farthest North" was published in 1897 an in English in 1898.
The kayaks were "of bamboo carefully lashed together. It was rather slow
work and took several weeks, but it turned out both light and strong.
When completed the frame-work weighed 16 lbs...." I could go on and on.
The Sea Kayaker article (pp 14-18 Summer 1985) predates even my old
two-floppy Compaq so I don't hve a text file or I'd post it to the list.
Theres also some superb illustrations--reproduced in the magazine--including
the best pictures of sailing kayaks ever to appear in print.
George B. Dyson gdyson@henson.cc.wwu.edu
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