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Re: Other: What's the point of Greenland kayaks ?
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 1/24/2008, 1:31 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: What's the point of Greenland kayaks ? (Kris Buttermore)

: Off the top of my head, finer ends on a Greenland qajaq are useful for:

It is interesting to note that just about all the reasons given for the choices made on the Greenland kayaks were shared by the Aleuts yet they came up with a substantially different solution to the same set of problems with the "baidarka"

The Aleuts and other groups along the shores of Alaska lived in an environment very similar to the Inuits and lived a lifestyle that was not radically different yet their boats are substantially different in form.

This highlights the idea that there are often multiple solutions to the same problem set. But it also suggests that if you are going to do something a little different to solve one problem in the set, it will result in the need to find different solutions for the other problems in the set. For example a change in the bow shape may have the effect that a different chine shape will work best. A change in how the stern is constructed may effect the choice of how much rocker the design is given.

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Other: What's the point of greenland kayaks ?
Skiffrace -- 1/20/2008, 11:45 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 1/25/2008, 9:49 pm
Re: Other: What's the point of greenland kayaks ? *LINK* *Pic*
Aaron H -- 1/24/2008, 11:42 am
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Tom Simpson -- 1/24/2008, 9:20 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 1/24/2008, 11:28 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/24/2008, 1:31 pm
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Toni V -- 1/24/2008, 5:54 pm
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dave -- 1/24/2008, 7:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/27/2008, 2:05 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/24/2008, 7:43 pm
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dave -- 1/24/2008, 7:06 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/24/2008, 9:12 pm
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dave -- 1/24/2008, 6:50 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 1/24/2008, 4:06 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/25/2008, 3:47 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/24/2008, 6:38 pm
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John D. -- 1/25/2008, 12:18 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/25/2008, 12:53 pm
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Toni V -- 1/25/2008, 4:39 am
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Aaron H -- 1/24/2008, 9:29 pm
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Harvey Golden -- 1/26/2008, 12:15 am
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/24/2008, 10:19 pm
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Dave Isbell -- 1/25/2008, 9:44 am
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Aaron H -- 1/25/2008, 12:10 am
What's the point of greenland kayaks ?
Jay Babina -- 1/24/2008, 8:11 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 1/24/2008, 3:53 am
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Duane Strosaker -- 1/23/2008, 11:11 pm
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Dave Houser -- 1/23/2008, 10:18 pm
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skiffrace -- 1/24/2008, 9:22 am
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Dave Isbell -- 1/24/2008, 11:00 am
Pointy Ends Have a Nice Appearance
John Van Buren -- 1/24/2008, 8:17 am