tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687581172447454797.post424689289774125669..comments2023-08-06T09:34:13.825+01:00Comments on Row for Hope - 2,950 Miles Across the Atlantic for Cancer Research: "In Medias Res"Paul Ridleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07695067016316699019noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687581172447454797.post-69541596345687879242008-04-28T20:23:00.000+01:002008-04-28T20:23:00.000+01:00Paul,Congrats on getting this far! This is more th...Paul,<BR/>Congrats on getting this far! This is more than 75% of the battle. The row is the fun part :)<BR/><BR/>In 1969 Phil Bolger (Gloucester MA) designed a one man ocean boat for me but my thoughts at the time were that it was far too small to carry enough food and gear. I also came to my senses! (see Bolger: Small Boats) He also designed a two man boat for me but that project never really started. The "Dovekie design built by Edy and Duff in MA is eerily similar. <BR/>He also designed a boat for the late Ned Belik who rowed from Cape Cod almost to Ireland but perished at sea. The boat was found intact, but Belik did not have his tether attached. (heed the advice of others should they tell you to call it quits) So there is one such ocean rowing designer. <BR/>The old plywood 24'3" boats were clunkers, weighing in at over 720lb minimum. They had long straight keels and when you stopped rowing, the boat turned broadside to the wind and waves. Not good. They were also rather slow. But the fact that you have a composite boat is better for both strength, watertight integrity, and hopefully speed. <BR/>We've spoken in person and on the phone. If you need to reach me for any input feel free to email usrowboy@nj.rr.com<BR/>Regards, and if I dont' see you before you leave, safe journey!<BR/>John Zeigler<BR/>Atlantic Rowing Race 2001Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com