Thanks for the mention. It's funny how writing an article is almost like building a kayak. It's all the same amount of decision making, obsession, and time, and it's always great when it's done. But writing an article is less dust. And maybe the caption for the photo with my Point Bennett in it should've said, "The kayak that was inside the jaws of a great white."

: Congrats to Duane for getting his informative article on the Palos
: Verdes Peninsula published in latest Sea Kayaker magazine.
: It's well written and loaded with stats and history. Mmmm, shows a
: lot of literary skills... Gees, are we all would-be writers as
: well as boat builders...? I recognized the S&G boat first
: and then looked for his by-line. Aren't you the same guy that
: had a real up close and personal tete'-a-tete' with a great
: white shark last summer? That would make a great SK article too!
: If only you'd taken some pictures... can't understand why you
: didn't... Could it have been the teeth that were about to clamp
: down on your foot?
: Michael- Would-be boat builder in B.C.