“I feel sorry for people who do not drink. When they wake up in the morning that is as good as they are going to feel all day (Frank Sinatra)”
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Current Occupation:
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A checker of truths
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| Dream Job: | Used to be a deckchair and red stripe tester on a beach in Jamaica or Maldives, but now would happily settle for anything that lets me paddle more and pays me a huge amount to afford to take people on paddling holidays. |
| Passions: | Life, paddling, enjoying the company of good friends and making people smile along the way. |
| Ambitions: | Paddling ambitions currently are to race in the Cook Islands and Molokai. Otherwise; to leave no stone unturned or opportunity wasted |
| Claim to Fame/Infamy: |
None, but I am sure there is time to do both.
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Favourite Stuff |
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| Food: | I like all food and trying new dishes |
| Drinks: | Do like my beer in various forms, a good wine and port. Can also be partial to a drop of bourbon now and again. |
| Movies/Books/Music: | I love Robert Rankin and Terry Pratchett, I like all different kinds of music, but rock is my favourite. I enjoy a good film and maybe some trashy ones as well. |
| Super Hero or Villian: | Batman, who doesn’t like dressing up and he has so many cool toys to play with |
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PDs Stuff |
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| PD Member Since: | February 2011 |
| How I Got Into Paddling: | Did the Novice course and got hooked |
| Favourite PD Moment: | So far doing my first 16km race and 42km changes race in Hamilton 2011, but I am sure there will many more to come. |
| Three words to describe PDs: | Friendship, fun and inspiring |
| How Other PDs Describe Ian: | Energetic, enthusiastic, outgoing, earnest, a red hot prospect, enthusiasm rarely seen at a club level, prepared to step up to any challenge, went from obscurity to a Hamo hero in the blink of an eye. |
| Favourite PD Photo Gallery Pic: | http://www.flickr.com/photos/camocean/5462985132/in/set-72157625971531369 http://www.flickr.com/photos/camocean/5562720215/in/set-72157626360517142 http://www.flickr.com/photos/camocean/5563089496/in/set-72157626360325278 |
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Other Stuff |
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| Role Models, Heroes & Heroines: | There are many people who carry out selfless acts of kindness that do not do it to get recognized and they inspire me to do likewise when I can. |
| When not paddling most likely to be found: | Chilling out, camping, exploring the country by 4wd |
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Three people you’d like to invite to dinner:
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Billy Connolly, Drew Barrymore and Michael Caine |
| Superstitions (Paddling or Otherwise): | None |
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