Invitations wooden boat events - Loire River France 14days 2011, Oklahoma (oct) 3days
Pardon the spammy heading, but this is completely non profit. Everyone covers their own costs apart from some shared costs for the boatbuilding costs and maybe some food and travel pooling.
The Duckworks forum is discussing a trip where people eet up in France, build a bunch of Quick Canoes (maybe other boats) and head off down the river for 14 days.
Early interest is from Chuck and Sandra from Duckworks, Andrew Linn (one of the great puddle duck people) and maybe Mike and Jackie Monies (they tend to provide food for a number of messabouts in the USA).
Possibly sometime August or September (2010).
There is no commercial aspect to this trip, except for working together to limit costs.
The group will build the boats together near the Loire and given away at the end. Much like my original idea for the Quick Canoe/Disposable Canoe.
More info here
Want to travel down the Loire River in France?|Michael Storer Wooden Boat Plans
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