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Poppa Neutrino Partners with Riley Books to use eBay Auctions to Garner Sponsors for Raft Trip to China
Published: Tue, 31 Jan 2006, 05:14 EDT
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By Aria C. Munro
Staff Writer, Publishers Newswire
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AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WA (PUBLISHERS NEWSWIRE) -- The media follows David Pearlman aka Poppa Neutrino wherever he goes. Poppa Neutrino's journeys have been chronicled by National Geographic, the New Yorker and dozens of other media outlets. This latest voyage is certain to garner the same kind of attention that his earlier ones have. Pearlman is no stranger to ocean crossings, having crossed the Atlantic during the nineties and even having made a 1800 mile journey down the Mississippi River.
The Neutrinos have built ten rafts. Each of Poppa Neutrino's rafts has been built almost entirely from salvaged and recycled materials. Each has been designed for the environment and waters upon which it was to be used. This leg in the Sea of Cortez will provide additional testing of the vessel before final modifications are made near Cabo for the next major leg across the Pacific Ocean eventually arriving in China. Poppa Neutrino is now just south of San Felipe, Baja Mexico. The Island Rooster is his latest raft and it is currently undergoing final test floats near Playa Percebu. The voyage south will cover nearly the entire Sea of Cortez and will provide the adrenalin packed adventures that Neutrino seems to always gravitate back towards.
"You Decide Travel Guide," an imprint of Riley Books has partnered together to with Pearlman to find sponsors for this voyage of discovery. Riley Books distributes travel guides to destinations in Mexico including Loreto, Mulege, and Santa Rosalia. Future titles will include San Felipe, Ensenada and La Paz. Brett Wyatt of Riley Books offered, "Working with Poppa Neutrino on this project is a natural for us. He is sailing past the towns we feature in our guides and he embodies the spirit of curiosity that we try to portray in our guides."
The auction on eBay is offering sponsorships of this voyage that allow the sponsors to have a logo placed on the boat. The eBay auction is listed under the headling, "Sponsor an epic sea voyage of adventure; Poppa Neutrino sails for China on a scrap raft."
For more information about Poppa Neutrino and his Boston Terrier, Betty Boop, check out his website at floatingneutrinos.com or for day to day progress of his voyage go to http://www.YouDecideTravelGuide.com.
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