Re: [Paddlewise] West Greenland Hull Design

From: John Winters <735769_at_ican.net>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 09:31:07 -0500
Ralph wrote;

(SNIP)

>
>Don't get me wrong.  I think the models are just fine.  The Aleut is
>actually a better boat than the Greenland (I mean the Folbot models in
>both cases. :-))  Folbots are good reliable boats, etc.  I would like
>them better if they had names such as the Charleston, the Carolina, etc.

Oh, Yes indeed.  What about the "Snot and Rags" sea kayak (a tribute to L.
Francis Herreshoff's comment about fiberglass boats. :-)

Or, maybe the "Flippen und Rollen" Sea kayak for German  paddlers. :-)

I like the Redneck for all those who forget to wear their Tilley hats and
drink beer at camp. :-)

I see a great new world of appropriately named sea kayaks. We could work on
the canoe people too. God knows I am sick of all those silly Indian names
for canoes that Canadian canoe manufacturers come up with. Surprised the
Indians don't sue for defamation of character or something.

Cheers,
John Winters
Redwing Designs
Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft
http://home.ican.net/~735769/.







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