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Thread: Puddle Duck world championships
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11th February 2006, 09:54 AM #1
Puddle Duck world championships
Here's a post that came through on a boating list I'm on.
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May 13th, 2006 (12 weeks from now) at Magnolia Beach, TX, we are
going to have our 3rd annual Puddle Duck World Championship Race.
Free event that anyone can participate in or attend, and it coincides
with the DuckworksMagazine.com messabout.
Don't have a PDRacer yet? You can race anyway! There will be 2
loaner boats available, and a pre-race competition to see who gets to
use them in the big race. We also need volunteers to help run the
race.
For more info, see:
http://www.shortypen.com/events/2006/world/
Thanks
Shorty
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Richard
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11th February 2006, 10:27 AM #2Originally Posted by Daddles
The "worlds"have been held in the US for three years now, it's time they were held in the Southern Hemisphere I reckon!
And craziness aside, (we are cutting out hull panels as we speak), at this very early stage we seriously think the class has the potential to get a whole lot of kids (and their parents) on the water and out there having fun!
What started out as a bit of a giggle for us, may well turn into a crusade!
Cheers,
P (Presently building two boats for less than the cost of an iPod)
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11th February 2006, 06:57 PM #3Originally Posted by bitingmidge
Midge is actually doing something
whatsamatta mate, not feeling well?
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11th February 2006, 09:11 PM #4Originally Posted by echnidna
shall we say....
prematurely.
Cheers,
P
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11th February 2006, 10:21 PM #5
I got an email from your Eureka Canoe tonight and it is feeling very depressed and neglected
Richard
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11th February 2006, 10:33 PM #6Originally Posted by Daddles
Mate, you've gotta stop talking to your frog!Driver of the Forums
Lord of the Manor of Upper Legover
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11th February 2006, 11:20 PM #7Originally Posted by bitingmidge
Given that Im a stink boat owner (who has sailed in the past) and am watching this and the other thread with some interest, I think you may be onto something.
With such minimal expense it is something I may consider building with my boys
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13th February 2006, 03:30 PM #8
Take a peek at www.summerlandpuddleducks.org Not only are we going to have a lot of fun April 28-30, but May 1 we will have an instant fleet. BTW The team that comes the furthest for the event get their room in a 4 star Hotel for free. Any airline captains on this forum?
Gordon Seiter
PD #58, Goliath
Summerland, BC Canada
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14th February 2006, 07:16 PM #9
Damn! We probably won't be quite fully recovered from the Queensland Championships by then,,
Maybe next year eh???
Cheers,
P
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20th February 2006, 03:39 PM #10
OK Chappies, the new rules for getting the world championship in a particular location have been established, giving due respect to those of us who aren't in the Northern Part of the Americas.
Race Location
The World Championship Race location shall be rotated in a 3 year cycle.
Year 1 shall be held at a location picked by Shorty, most probably the Duckworks Annual Magnolia Beach messabout since it is such a great location. 60 days after the WC race, the next location will be picked.
Year 2's location and date will be determined by the fleet organizer, of the fleet which has a race with the largest number of PDRacers on the starting line, within 60 days before or after the latest WC race. That fleet organizer can then pick the date and location for the next calendar year WC race.
Year 3's location and date will be determined the same as year 2, except it is in a location other than year 1 or 2.
Then the cycle starts over again at year 1.
Then we need some boats, a LOT of boats.
Then we just need to get them altogether in one place and race 'em.
I haven't bothered to work out by when, but I reckon June-July-August is the go..... brrrr....I'm going to have to say something about that!
So come on....if we're going to get this thing.........maybe you could think about gluing a different bottom on Redback to turn in into a puddleduck Daddles?
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20th February 2006, 04:58 PM #11Originally Posted by bitingmidge
Richard
the less I do with that ruddy boat, the better
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20th February 2006, 05:07 PM #12Originally Posted by Daddles
P
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20th February 2006, 08:15 PM #13
I have the "Committee Boat!"
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20th February 2006, 10:30 PM #14Originally Posted by Christopha
Richard
for those who don't know, Chris has a 10' paddle steamer which just happens to be the model for the Goolwa Wooden Boat Festival logo
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2nd March 2006, 05:42 AM #15
I thought I mght just bump this to the top and remind all and sundry of the incredibly important reasons the Midge and the Mik are straining mightily to establish our world supremacy.......
http://www.shortypen.com/events/2006/world/
I say chaps, any chance of a cruising version which could be sailed to the upcoming "Worlds"?
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