Hi Jack
The rules: two person on the boat. On the humain powered part, we had paddles made from plastic serving platters and 2"x2" rounded with a plane
I have a few other pictures in my yahoo picture site
Main page of all of my pictures:
http://cf.photos.yahoo.com/leblancc_99"The prao 24 pieds" folder contains picture of last year entry. It was a 24' proa built with a steel hull.
Unfortunatly it sunk! but it was the result of pilot error, it almost capsized in a gust while under sail and the hull took some water.
Proa link:
http://cf.photos.yahoo.com/bc/leblancc_99/lst?&.dir=/Prao+24+pieds&.src=ph&.view=t2001 competition
http://cf.photos.yahoo.com/bc/lebla...w=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/2002 Competition
http://cf.photos.yahoo.com/bc/lebla...w=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/Other rules:
Some boats were bult with in the "professionnal" class, they get to spend 200$ on material.
All of the building material has to be purchased new
Next year we were asked to register in the professionnal; category. This means that we will have enough money for a 20' aluminium tube for the mast and also enough money to get a rudder and a keel (centerboard).
On the other folder, you will see a few picture of the back contry in my region. We are ocated near the Chic-chocs montains, an extension of the Appalacjians mountains
Hope you enjoy the pictures
Charles Leblanc
