Well, I have seen boats created the way you used that turned out really well. Download Joe's Quest off of wc3sear.ch (it's a campaign, it's also in the Director's Choice or whatever section) and look at the fifth chapter. It's similar to what you did, but it's executed a bit better.
I really like the way you zoom the camera through the canyon, by the way. Very neat.
I really like the way you zoom the camera through the canyon, by the way. Very neat.