Date: Thu, 3 Aug 95 11:23:36 -0600
From: Bill Blohm <hpbs1686.boi.hp.com!bblohm@imagelan.com>
Message-Id: <9508031723.AA11408@hpbs1686.boi.hp.com>
To: baidarka@imagelan.com
Subject: Re: Andy Wones; Bamboo boats
> 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.
My mistake, I thought you were referring to a more recent attempt, due to
the reference to the Sea Kayaker article. There was a more recent trek
to the pole and they took along kayaks for crossing the open water they
expected in their path due to the time of the year and so forth. Two guys,
or three, two alternating about half way thru, or one leaving and the other
continuing solo. I'll try to see if I can find a reference to this trek
and post it. Probably hardshells in this one though.
> Nansen's "Farthest North" was published in 1897 an in English in 1898.
Heard of it, but haven't read it. Heard of the voyage of the Fram also
and read some other book than this one about it.
> 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.
Please do! :-)
> 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.
If I can find a copy of that article, I'll see if I can get permission to
post it all, text, pictures and illustrations.
Bill B.