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Re: Keep discussing
Posted By: Mike Hanks In Response To: GGGGRRRRRROOOOAAANNNNNNNNNNNN...... (PeteWP)
Date: Sunday, 6 February 2000, at 1:49 p.m.
> To all who responded on the bifurcated bow "thingamajig", my
> opinion hasnt changed. In a nutshell, you cant credit these people with
> performance designs resulting in the mid to lower single digits of
> percentag improvements. Sorry thats strictly the domain of modern
> technology - that includes the use of an accurate stopwatch to say the
> least. Anything above that, say like 10% and up...ok...maybe... less than
> that and your just embracing romantic old world mysticism and the good
> fortune of serendipity.> C-c-c-c-c-c-can we end it h-h-h-h-here?
Pete,
Actually, I am enjoying this quite a bit.
I think that people that paddled kayaks for a living would notice small differences in performance.
I still have yet to have someone explain how they could build such seaworthy kayaks in the Aleutians and southwest Greenland where the waters are they way they are, and the kayaks from other areas that have calmer waters don't have this same high performance. These people had some contact with each other, but built kayaks that suited the needs of where they paddled them.
I think we all can learn from these discussions. I have an intense interest in the skin kayaks from these areas, and am always wanting to hear other peoples opinions on them. Even if I disagree, I'll file it away because there may be something that I am missing when I first hear or read it.
Mike
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