Adobe Whitewater Club of New Mexico

AWC — now an ACA Paddle America Club

If you have paddling stories (or rowing stories, if you're a rafter) you're dying to tell and pictures you're willing to share, send them for publication on the AWC web site and we'll do our best to make you famous (or infamous – whichever). As with most river stories, strict adherence to the facts is optional. I promise to return photos within a week, and that editing will be a painless process. Send by e-mail to pcoha@bigfoot.com.

Catamarans from kayaks?

I built a catamaran using 2 perception dancer kayaks and a small sport tramp avail. at most sports stores. I used nylon webbing to attach the pontoon/kayaks to the sport tramp. I had my son kid test this design. I essentially have a kataraft. By lashing a kayak paddle to the tramp you can steer. I still need a windsurfer sail and leeboards.

I also created computer simulations of the catamaran. This may interest you. See attachments for detailed info. OpenGl is the de facto standard in gaming and 3D graphics design. I have installed it and used it to create several kayak models. The models are simple but will give you an idea of what is possible. You may want to use this with kids by designing kayaks and learning trig. A game engine could be modified to give 3D game quality to canoe and kayak simulations.

This might be a great project for boat designers or youth groups.

Henry Brown   505 241-2297  hbrown@pnm.com

Long Wait at Tuckup - Denis' Stratford's account of a serious accident on a Grand Canyon float.

Mexico Trip Report – Tom Robey's report of a recent whitewater trip to Mexico.

Anecdotes – Joe Butler submitted the first of what I hope are many anecdotes and short stories.

The Rescue of John's Boat – A tale from David Yeamans about boat rescue, the resourcefulness of Explorer scouts, and how to get black-listed from inclusion on trip rosters.

Paddling in the Navel of the Moon – Kathy Streletzky's account of paddling in Mexico while everyone else worried about Y2K.

Dreams Do Come True – Tanya Shuman writes of Eric (Wick) Southwick's rise from local kid to reigning World Champion freestyler.

Whitewater and Other Things Mom Warned Me About – Ray Gulick's mostly practically all-true story from a few years back of learning to canoe in whitewater.