July 11, 2009. A keyhole cockpit of the Patuxent 19.5 kayak – a plywood stitch-and-glue boat from Cheasapeke Light Craft. Camera: Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM lens.

I built Patuxent in my garage from a kit in 2009. The choice of a fast kayak was not dictated by my racing interest, but rather by a photography. I just needed a fast way to reach my shooting destinations. Racing came later. I paddled Patuxent on San Marcos and Guadelupe rivers in 2001 in my first training for the Texas Water Safari, but run the race in Spencer Xtreme canoe. The only race done in the Patuxent was the Colorado River Race in the upper Glenwood Canyon. I still paddle the Patuxent kayak mostly in a recreation and photography mode.

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