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Bow of the Double
Helix
Clark
Amanda Eid. Amanda is 2 in this picture.
Signatures of Dr. James Watson and
Dr. Francis Crick
Navigation console
Compass/center
Kurt
Zimmermann and Clark Eid paddle the
Double Helix at the start of
the Great Race
Clark
Eid, Noah Eid, Mary Potter (standing),
Amanda Ei
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Length:
25 1/2 feet, Beam:
24 feet, Maximum
Height: 18 inches, Weight:
110 pounds
Composition:
More than 100 different
types of wood, fiber glass,
carbon fiber, epoxy, and
titanium
Hull Design: Nick Schade,
Guillemot
Kayaks
Rose Vine/DNA Design: Clark
Eid, can be decoded to spell
"Amanda's Dreamkeeper".
Clark's daughter, Amanda,
has Rett syndrome."
Construction: Primarily
Clark Eid, assistance from
Nick Schade, Kurt Zimmermann,
and Rowland Fricke
Rose
Vine/Double
Helix
Design
Amanda's
Dreamkeeper
The
rose
vine
that
wraps
completely
around
the
Double
Helix
was
designed
by
Clark
Eid
to
mirror
a
segment
of
double-stranded
DNA
that
codes
for
a
peptide
that
spells
"Amanda's
Dreamkeeper",
in
honor
of
his
daughter,
Amanda,
who
suffers
from
Rett
syndrome.
This
mural
was
created
by
using
over
2,000
pieces
of
63
different
wood
veneers
in
a
technique
known
as
marquetry.
Click
here
to
read
how
to
decode
the
rose
vine.
Click
here
to
read
how
to
"decode"
the
rose
vine
to
spell
"Amanda's
Dreamkeeper"!.
Special
Additions
-
Signatures
from
Dr.
James
D.
Watson
and
Dr.
Francis
Crick,
who
shared
the
1962
Nobel
Prize
with
Maurice
Wilkins
for
discovering
the
structure
of
DNA,
the
double
helix.
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Exotic
woods
in
the
ornate
compass
ring,
rudder
catch
and
hatches
were
left
over
from
the
reconstruction
of
the
Amistad,
another
ship
standing
for
liberation.
-
A
navigation
console
was
constructed
with
woods
from
the
Calypso,
echoing
her
brave
spirit
to
venture
into
the
unknown.
-
A
white
rose
inlay
on
the
console
reflects
the
TurboSails
of
the
technologically
advanced
Alcyone.
Race
Event
Race
Event:
The
Great
Mississippi
River
Race
for
Rett
Syndrome,
May
2001
Course:
2348
miles
of the
Mississippi
River
Number
of Teams:
Five
Teams:
Team
Kruger
(1st),
Team
Double
Helix
(2nd),
Team
Alaska
(3rd),
Team
Amazons
of the
Mississippi
and
Team
Rebels
Format
of Race:
Nonstop
from
beginning
to end
(Longest
Canoe/Kayak
Race
in History)
Team
Double
Helix
Team
Name:
Double
Helix
Paddlers:
Clark
Eid
and
Kurt
Zimmermann
Road
Crew:
Kent
Spading
(Co-Captain)
and
Tony
Swenson
(Co-Captain);
Bill
Evans,
Johann
Fembek,
Andrew
Gribble,
Eric
Marshall,
Edith
Paule,
Jeff
Romine,
William
Schmitz
This
Charity
Event
Clark
Eid
and
his
wife,
Mary
Potter,
organized
this
charity
event
to raise
public
awareness
of Rett
Syndrome,
a devastating
neurodevelopmental
disorder
affecting
their
daughter
Amanda.
This
event
and
flagship
are
the
embodiments
of determination,
echoing
the
marathon
of scientfic
research
needed
to reach
a better
tomorrow.
The
clock
is ticking
for
those
who
suffer
from
Rett
Syndrome!
Recent
scientific
breakthroughs
have
given
new
hope
to those
who
suffer
from
Rett
syndrome
- if
you
would
like
to help,
please
donate
to research
for
Rett
Syndrome
to your
favorite
group
or charity
and/or
give
generously
to the
world's
largest
private
funder
of biomedical
research
for
Rett
syndrome
- the
Rett
Syndrome
Research
Foundation
(website
http://www.rsrf.org)
Press
Releases
for
the
Double
Helix
Two
Rose
Vines
A-M-A-N-D-A-S-D-R-E-A-M-K-E-E-P-E-R
Dr.
James
D. Watson
Signs
the
Double
Helix
Where
is the
Double
Helix
Today?
The
Double
Helix
is in
the
process
of being
publicly
placed
at the
world-class
Morial
Convention
Center
in New
Orleans
so that
we can
continue
to raise
awareness
of Rett
Syndrome
to the
general
public.
Final
preparations
are
being
made.
The
Double
Helix
is donated
to the
convention
center
by the
friends
and
family
of Amanda
Eid
(daughter
of Mary
Potter
and
Clark
Eid)
with
thanks
and
gratitiude
to all
who
participated
and
helped
with
this
adventure.
Special
thanks
to our
top
donor,
Bristol-Myers
Squibb,
our
top
research
donor,
for
donating
$20,000
to Rett
Syndrome
research
for
this
event.
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Contributors
to
the
Double
Helix
Below
is
a
listing
of
our
good
friends
who
helped
make
a
dream
into
a
reality.
The
order
isn't
important
since
each
and
every
one
of
you
were
essential.
-
BGF
Industries,
Inc.
-
Bristol-Myers
Squibb
Company
-
Constantine's
-
The
Cousteau
Society
-
Chesapeake
Light
Craft
-
Clark
Eid
and
Family
-
Dr.
Francis
Crick
-
Roland
Fricke
-
Gougeon
Brothers,
Inc.
-
Guillemot
Kayaks
and
Nick
Schade
-
Harris
Enterprise
Corp.
-
Mystic
Seaport
-
The
Newfound
Woodworks,
Inc.
-
Ritchie
Navigation
-
Shearwater
Boats
-
Ulbrich
Stainless
Steels
and
Special
Metals,
Inc.
-
Dr.
James
Watson
-
Kurt
Zimmermann
Special
thanks
to
our
top
donor,
Bristol-Myers
Squibb,
our
top
research
donor,
for
donating
$20,000
to
Rett
Syndrome
research
for
this
event.
Click
here
to
read
more
on
sponsors
and
contributors. |
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