> Canoe & Kayak Buyers Guide indicates that the competition was won by
> Clemson University and weighed in at 120# at 21'.

> The boat was constructed from Portland cement, lightweight aggregate and
> carbon fiber.

> I suspect there may have been several catagories for awards.

> Competitions like this are not worth noting. They tend to attract people
> who bend the rules, and then the rules are changed. (One way to bend the
> rules: build a lightweight wood strip canoe (35-40#) add Portland cement
> as balast)

George- If we had not started bending the rules we would never have come out of the trees. -Deni