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Who is Thomas Fink?
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 6:11 pm
by Col
I am trying to find information about German Alpine C1 boater Thomas Fink, anyone know where i can find some info, i believe he designed the Robson Finkenmeister.
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:29 am
by the great gonzo
Col,
Yes, Thomas Fink designed the Finkenmeister. He got just elected as the President of the Alpiner Kayak Club (Alpine kayaking is the same a creeking). On the AKC webite you can find a picture of him as well as his e-mail address, in case you would like to contact him:
http://www.alpiner-kajak-club.de/index2.htm
Chhers!
martin a.k.a. the great gonzo!
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:29 am
by Taniwha
In the 5/2004-edition of the German KANUmagazin was an 3-page-interview with "Finki". I can send you a copy, if you want to read it (in German).
Thomas Fink is by the way the second one down the famous Rheinfall in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. In a C1 (converted Eskimo Diablo, I believe)! Being asked why he paddles a canoe, and even the Rheinfall kneeling and with a canoe paddle he answered: "If you've ever driven a Porsche you wouldn't want to drive a Beetle anymore. It's just much more fun paddling a canoe."
The Finkenmeister is the evolution of many designs he build himself by welding polyethylene sheets together. Finki started that because he could't find any suitable boat designs for himself. The Finkenmeister finally is being build by Robson in Germany.
Leave a post if you want that article...
Fink
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:43 am
by fez
He seems to be a very relaxed guy - and is having a dog that is riding with him on grade 3 and 4 on his sprayskirt
This is the Rheinfall
He rode the "line" on the left of this big rock in the middle:
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:04 pm
by Col
That article would be great if you could mail it to
colincol78@aol.com
Cheers
Colin
Thomas Fink
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:47 am
by fez
there are some nice pics of Thomas Fink in this gallerie:
http://www.alpiner-kajak-club.de/fotoal ... /index.htm
Here is a vid of the event, its an mp.4 video that can be watched with the VLC-player, Thomas Fink has a interesting part at the beginning:
http://www.bondle.de/Kajak_Videos/Rissb ... zen_06.mp4
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Greetings Frank
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:05 am
by Bruce Farrenkopf
Hello Fez,
Thanks for the reference on Herr Fink. It is good to see that his boat of choice remains the Finkenmeister
. I would be very interested to know how he has outfitted it.
SYOTR,
Bruce
