Slalom Canoe
Recreation vessel, paddling canoe or slalom canoe. An example of a glass reinforced plastic (GRP) slalom canoe of the 1970s made of two halves from a mould and glued together. It is fitted with large polystyrene shaped blocks in the bow and stern to provide buoyancy. It is also fitted with a stainless steel camera mount on the bow.
Object Details
| ID: | BAE0044 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Paddling Slalom Canoe |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pyranha Sport |
| Events: | British Canoe Expedition, 1976 |
| Date made: | 1975 |
| People: | Jones, Mike |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 270 mm x 900 mm x 4000 mm x 30 lb |
| Parts: | Slalom Canoe |