At 06:38 AM 5/11/98 -0400, John Winters wrote: >Dana wrote; > >(SNIP) > >> >> >>With the Chinook style hull that has probably more miles under it than >most >>others is like a aircraft carrier as far as stability. I think that either >>tippy or performance would be a better word for a advance kayak. If you >>consider a kayak that you are uncomfortable paddling(beyond your skill >>level) in as performance then skill level comes to play, what would be >>advanced for one might not be for another. > >There is a semantical problem here. > >advanced (ād-vānst´) adjective >1. Highly developed or complex. >2. Being at a higher level than others: an advanced text in physics. >3. Ahead of the times; progressive: advanced teaching methods. > >Excerpted from The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language, >Third Edition Š 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version >licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution in >accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights >reserved. > >Perhaps we are confusing "advanced" with "difficult" or "challenging". A >boat could be difficult or challenging and still be rudimentary. For >example Fig. 199 from Adney and Chappelle that wuold challenge any paddler >but is a genuinely lousy boat with almost no redeeming qualities. > >Cheers, >John Winters >Redwing Designs >Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft >http://home.ican.net/~735769/ eer I couldn't of said it best , I think, maybe Dana *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon May 11 1998 - 06:37:41 PDT
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