Weird boats

"If it floats, I'll paddle it." Some of the weird materials that have been used to make canoes.

	From the November 2006 Edition of Canoeist Magazine. A guy called Ross Hensman built this kayak from Coke bottles for charity and plans to paddle it down a stretch of the Thames. He says: " Ican’t believe the boat actually works as well as it does although only tested on my small 12 ft pool but does seem to be stable now and handles something like a canoe. The boat is just made from Coke bottles, glue, and a ply floor to distribute my weight."
Spotted on e-bay by Heather. Not weird materials, just a deeply weird boat. The seller says: What we have here is the remains of a “Super Raft”, designed for use with standard 25 litre steel drums and including hull sections, deck sections, seats and foot rests. Apparently used on the River Severn for some years. Mmmm. Ideal for the Oxford canal, then.
	These folk in Hawaii are paddling in concrete canoes. Apparently, it's a big thing among engineering students in the US to build concrete canoes. There's even a national championship (see below).
Below, we have a paper canoe which looks more watertight than the cardboard versions, below right.

Americans make kayaks from milk cartons ...	Australians make them from beer cans!
In Nova Scotia, Canada, there's an annual Pumpkin Regatta on Lake Pesaquid.	Whilst in Fiji, polystyrene packaging is recycled effectively.
How to make a kayak in about four hours using green willow, cable ties and a plastic tarpaulin.


And finally. Believe it or not, these kids are paddling in ... Yorkshire Puddings.	It seems that a guy called Simon Thackray, a sculptor from Brawby North Yorkshire, dreamed up the idea of having a giant Yorkshire Pudding race whilst boozing in his local.