Tim Cowden Body Bag Kayak
Article By Shorty
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Every time I visit CYC, I see lots of deer.
This year as I pulled into the club driveway, a group of them were feeling brave and stood there long enough for me to take their picture.
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The first arrival was Bob Williams with his newly built IMB.
We started chatting and suddenly everyone started to arrive.
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Tim Cowden (know as "the other Tim"), designed and partially built a new boat to replace his older one that he has brought in previous years.
Last year Tim was a test pilot an experimental sail configuration he had brought to mess with.
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Since the boat is only partially finished, Tim brought some plastic sheeting, duct tape and binder clips so that he could have the maiden launch at the messabout.
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Look at that boat!!! That is just too cool Tim!!!
The boat is a design that Tim created, and currently un-named.
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Slipping on the plastic, and almost killing him, the design name "Body Bag" was suggested.
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Or possibly the name "Visqueen Vagabond".
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Would you look at that boat go ?
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Just the first quick paddle of many trips out that day, I think Tim has ushered in a new era launching craft at Messabouts.
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