Kinetic Sculpture Races
Jerry
was looking for a conversion kit to make any bicycle
into a watercraft.
I can't help with that, but it did remind me of the
Kinetic Sculpture Races held in various places around
the world. The oldest ongoing one (in its 35th year as
of 2003) is held in the Eureka area in
northern Northern California, and goes
from Arcata to Ferndale. 38 miles of mostly human-powered
motion, on pavement, sand, mud, and, yes, across Eureka Harbor.
It is held every Memorial Day weekend.
"Race" is kind of a misnomer — the emphasis is on the art,
and on having fun. E.g., they have rules that include things
like each pilot must carry a toothbrush, and a stuffed toy.
I attended the event twice, had a lot of fun both times.
Visited Redwood National Park on one of those trips.
There are now similar "races" held in other places:
The granddaddy, though, is the
Arcata to Ferndale one mentioned above.
Ellin Beltz
has a good collection of
links about Kinetic Sculpture Races.
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