NYCkayaker 190 mile Croatia to Italy crossing ...almost

[mike pidel]

For those that are ACA members and get the free  paddler magazine p20 of
the July August 2006  issue has a article about a former NYC paddler
Shane Braddock. He and partner Ray Fusco were crossing  from Croatia to
Italy but were threatened with apprehension "due to soviet style
obstinacy" two miles from Italian waters and were referred to as "the
criminal and traitors to the Croatian state"  
He's a good swimmer too!