| Racers and birthday revelers gather at the Red Oak picnic area and
prepare for the Hydrobowl2000 HPB races. In the picture are boats built by Bob Buerger,
Paul Neiderman and Aaron Stiles. |
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Jake Free's hand and foot powered Hydrofoil in dry dock. Inflatable
pontoons attach to the suports protruding from the sides of the frame. |
| Aaron Stiles Dual prop drive pedal powered kayak. The drive shafts
are folded inside the boat in this picture, but under power they are clipped into the
white plastic clips on the sides of the boat. Yes, that's a padle, but Aaron just uses it
to steer |
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Warren Beauchamp's Sidewinder, after
extensive modifications for this year, was slightly slower than last year... |
| Bob Bueger prepares for the slalom run. Bob formed the solid foam
hulls on his new boat with a 14 foot long hot wire, and then covered them with fiberglass.
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Kaan in his paddlewheel powered "Team Aligator" Folboat
kayak. Kaan built the drivetrain in about a week, and promises to be back next year with a
new, faster boat. |
| Aaron and Bill Murphy wait for their turns at the slalom. Bill's
boat survived being launched off the back of a trailer at 60 MPH on the way to the Sparta
races, and was nearly run over a semi. |
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Birthday girl Jami Brunkalla on the Hammerhead. Jami worked very
hard to beat Kaan in his paddlewheel HPB. |