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Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder *LINK* *Pic*
By:Dan Millsip
Date: 5/6/2008, 1:56 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder (Pedro Almeida)

: Hey Dan,

: That's so awesome! Tell Maddie that I think she's the coolest 13 (almost 14)
: year old I know. I can't seem to find the post, but is this the same young
: lady who learned to roll after a very short while in the pool? I'll keep
: an eye on the building log for progress.

: Pedro Almeida

Pedro, I'll pass on your message to her. Yes, she's the same daughter who learned to roll at her first pool session -- after 10 minutes! Here's a link to the video of her first roll:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJcZiW3gWqw

She's really taken to paddling and is becoming quite proficient at it -- last summer we did a 12 day trip in the Deer Group (on the west coast of Vancouver Island) and she had little problem paddling in 2.5 meter swell with 2 foot wind waves. Her biggest detriment currently is that she doesn't have a great deal of long term stamina to get her through arduous conditions, but it's rapidly improving.

Today, she finished preparing the hull planks and set up the forms for the build -- she got quite excited when she saw all the forms in place. It's fun to see her get so much enjoyment out of the building process.

Dan

http://www.westcoastpaddler.com

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Maddie's Magic Build

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Another generation of kayak builder *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 5/5/2008, 2:52 am
Re: S&G: Launching! *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 4/21/2009, 9:23 pm
Re: S&G: Launching!
Robert N Pruden -- 4/27/2009, 12:50 pm
Re: S&G: Launching!
Bill Hamm -- 4/26/2009, 1:37 am
Re: S&G: Launching! *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 4/27/2009, 10:58 am
Re: S&G: Launching!
Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2009, 1:03 am
Re: S&G: Launching!
Kurt Maurer -- 4/23/2009, 6:35 pm
Re: S&G: Launching! *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 4/28/2009, 3:45 am
Re: S&G: Launching!------WebKitFormBoundarydsKin+f
Etienne Muller------WebKitFormBoundarydsKin+fPuE2H -- 4/23/2009, 2:16 pm
Re: S&G: Launching!
Pawistik -- 4/22/2009, 3:45 pm
Re: S&G: Launching shot *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 4/21/2009, 9:27 pm
Very Nice
John Van Buren -- 4/22/2009, 8:38 am
Re: Starfish closeup *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 4/21/2009, 9:25 pm
Re: Starfish closeup
Robert N Pruden -- 4/27/2009, 12:52 pm
Modifiying a Stitch and Glue Deck *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 12/8/2008, 2:15 pm
Re: Modifiying a Stitch and Glue Deck
Alex Ferguson -- 12/9/2008, 4:12 am
Re: Modifiying a Stitch and Glue Deck
Bill Hamm -- 12/10/2008, 12:35 am
Re: Modifiying a Stitch and Glue Deck
Bill Hamm -- 12/9/2008, 1:07 am
Re: Modifiying a Stitch and Glue Deck
bromasi -- 12/8/2008, 5:08 pm
You are correct
Dan Millsip -- 12/9/2008, 3:17 am
Photo of modification *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 12/8/2008, 2:20 pm
Re: Photo of modification
mike allen -- 12/9/2008, 6:36 pm
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/6/2008, 8:55 am
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Pedro Almeida -- 5/5/2008, 10:10 pm
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 5/6/2008, 1:56 am
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Mike Savage -- 5/5/2008, 6:34 am
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Dan Millsip -- 5/5/2008, 5:02 pm
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Bill Hamm -- 5/6/2008, 12:58 am
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Mike Savage -- 5/5/2008, 6:48 pm
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Dan Millsip -- 5/12/2008, 1:41 am