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Any idea if the owner of the modified Dyson folding boat subscribes to
our list? I 'm living above the arctic circle in Alaska and would like more
info about the boat and his travels. Thanks Cj
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Sent by:Kirk Olsen <kork@imagelan.com>
I recently got this item from Richard Ian-Frese about the West Coast Skin
Boat Gathering. If anyone else attended it would be good to hear more
about the craft that were there. On a completely unrelated topic the
mailing list has over 100 subscribers as of 10/8, you would never know
it based on the traffic ;-).
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 11:10:32 -0800 (PST)
From: Richard Ian-Frese <rif@u.washington.edu>
To: Kirk Olsen <kork@imagelan.com>
Subject: Re: West Coast Skin Boat Gathering
Hi Kirk,
Yes, I admit I was spotted with twin baidarkas at Deception Pass
(Whidbey
Island, WA) at the recent West Coast Skin Boat Gathering. I didn't take
notes however, and my memory, like my flexibility, is only as good as
age
permits. With that in mind...people traveled from California, Oregon,
Washington, and B.C. to attend. I was lucky enough that I could have
almost paddled there seeing that I only live about a half hour away,
pleasant surprise. To my recollection there were approximately 25+
eclectic skin boats. It was a fairly diverse cross-section of single,
double, and triple baidarkas with a couple of large, traditional open skin
boats. One of which was powered by rowing oars, the other by sail--the
largest built as a project, by local school students I believe. The
larger of the two open boats went out with a crew of about 5-10. I saw it
from a distance while paddling. It had a large red gaff rigged (I think)
sail over its transluscent hull. It was surrounded by a small fleet of
baidarkas. All of the boats were sitting on the beach, before taking to
the water, and presented some good inspection and photo opportunities.
Interesting looking bows, materials, rudder configurations, foot brace
designs, skin treatments (transluscent, opaque, iconic designs, colors).
One of the singles was a replication of a unique, traditional 28 foot
single (18 inch beam) with bow and stern extentions that looked like
rhino
horns. It's builder said "it's very stable in the water--that is, when
your're hanging upside down...it's a scary ride". There was some
beautiful woodwork and wood treatment on a few of the wood frame
designs.
The aluminum frame boats were represented by a few of George's
(Dyson)
designs. Included were a couple of the fast, ominous shark-like bowed,
Shields boats. There were two or three of the newer 5.28m singles with
and without tab rudders, and a couple of the slightly older versions, with
and without floorboards. The lashings, modifications, innovations, and
otherwise attention to detail were evident everywhere you looked. There
was a very, very well traveled, modified Dyson design, folding aluminum
frame job. I think it's Japanese builder has been on the "endless
summer"
and/or winter of kayaking the far far north--on his way to the far far
south. The boat was beat, but well, what a trip. It folded down into a
backpack. That would be a nice convenience for those of us in the pacific
nw who would like the luxury of taking our boats to bath water Hawaii or
some such place not accessible by ferry or car. What else can I say, it
was a windy day. It was cold out. The water was a little choppy, and
some of us took a salt water bath. And, everyone appeared to be
enjoying
the scene, including one happy boater, the sea dog in the forward cockpit
of the triple. When I get a chance I'll try and scan some snapshots and
put it up on the web.
-- Richard Ian-Frese rif@u.washington.edu
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