Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
So when is a kayak not a kayak and “not a kayak” well, not a kayak?
Kayak.com announced they grabbed $196 million dollars in venture capital to acquire rival company SideStep. By the way, Kayak.com is a travel site similar to Expedia and actually has very little to do with Kayaking, unless of course you use them to book your hotels and car rentals. And no, they don’t offer discounts to kayakers. Hmmmmm. . . .
Then there’s this; Remember that debate some time back about whether the “Crossing The Ditch” team was actually paddling a Kayak? Interestingly another team will make trans-Tasman crossing this weekend.* Steven Gates, Andrew Johnson, Kerry Tozer and Sally Macready are expected to arrive in Sidney Harbor this weekend. They set off on November 29th from Auckland New Zealand in their 11.1 meter “Rowboat”. Fair play to these guys and congratulations seem in order. Visit their Website Here.
Propel, Propel, Propel your craft
Placidly down the liquid solution
Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically,
Existence is but an illusion.
- alternate version
Meanwhile James and Justin continue their journey in the other direction toward the coast of New Zealand (Under shark escort mind you) in their 9 meter kayak. According to “The Age”, they are not bothered by the other team crossing the Tasman first. As Tom Mitchell was quoted, "These boys are doing it, just the two of them, and it’s a kayak as opposed to a row boat." (read article)
I think I’m happy to let Guinness sort that one out. For my part I’m impressed by both teams. What do you think?
* Correction - this post originally stated that the .* Steven Gates team of rowers would be the first, however “In 1977 Colin Quincey astonished the world when he rowed alone in his six-metre fibreglass dory Tasman Trespasser for 63 days 7 hours from New Zealand to Australia. He was the first (and so far only) person to have accomplished this feat. Quincey battled a bad back, setbacks by currents, screaming winds, sore fingers from bailing, sleepless nights and salt water irritations while completing his 2170 km arc across the top of the Tasman.” - Thanks Tim
* photos from team websites.
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
So when is a kayak not a kayak and “not a kayak” well, not a kayak?
Kayak.com announced they grabbed $196 million dollars in venture capital to acquire rival company SideStep. By the way, Kayak.com is a travel site similar to Expedia and actually has very little to do with Kayaking, unless of course you use them to book your hotels and car rentals. And no, they don’t offer discounts to kayakers. Hmmmmm. . . .
Then there’s this; Remember that debate some time back about whether the “Crossing The Ditch” team was actually paddling a Kayak? Interestingly another team will make trans-Tasman crossing this weekend.* Steven Gates, Andrew Johnson, Kerry Tozer and Sally Macready are expected to arrive in Sidney Harbor this weekend. They set off on November 29th from Auckland New Zealand in their 11.1 meter “Rowboat”. Fair play to these guys and congratulations seem in order. Visit their Website Here.
Propel, Propel, Propel your craft
Placidly down the liquid solution
Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically,
Existence is but an illusion.
- alternate version
Meanwhile James and Justin continue their journey in the other direction toward the coast of New Zealand (Under shark escort mind you) in their 9 meter kayak. According to “The Age”, they are not bothered by the other team crossing the Tasman first. As Tom Mitchell was quoted, "These boys are doing it, just the two of them, and it’s a kayak as opposed to a row boat." (read article)
I think I’m happy to let Guinness sort that one out. For my part I’m impressed by both teams. What do you think?
* Correction - this post originally stated that the .* Steven Gates team of rowers would be the first, however “In 1977 Colin Quincey astonished the world when he rowed alone in his six-metre fibreglass dory Tasman Trespasser for 63 days 7 hours from New Zealand to Australia. He was the first (and so far only) person to have accomplished this feat. Quincey battled a bad back, setbacks by currents, screaming winds, sore fingers from bailing, sleepless nights and salt water irritations while completing his 2170 km arc across the top of the Tasman.” - Thanks Tim
* photos from team websites.