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[Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

At 9/10/2004, you wrote:
> > wrote about in "The Great Navigator".
>
> Is that the book about the South Sea Islander
> who counts the waves and knows ocean currents ?
> (I could be confusing it with Kon-tiki ...)

South Sea Navigation uses star courses.  Each route has a name and both a 
rising and a setting star.    Sea currents, floating items, birds, etc are 
used to determine how far from land they are.  Local waves, winds, and 
counting crests are used to determine drift.

> > how to get grants to document the carving
> > Don Bowen
>
> Grant-writing is taught in some Community Colleges ....
> I don't remember if it's a "regular" course or one of
> the ones provided as "Continuing Education".

As soon as I settle in, I plan to research this some more.  They are still 
trying to get me to just come over for 6 months and observe the canoe 
carving but I would like to have the money to get the local college to film 
the process.

Don Bowen
Awl Knotted Up Woodworking
Valley Center, CA             http://www.braingarage.com