And I thought the folding kayak was a skin boat with training wheels... rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote: > > I find it interesting how some of us tend to define an activity in an > exclusionary way, i.e. our version is the only true version. So we > won't allow something to be called a kayak unless it fits our own > definition that is created by what we paddle and something else is a > "boat" with a bit of perjorative to it. Kayaking has a curious peeking > order: The Keowee and sit-on-tops are on the lowest rung; folding > kayaks (or just "boats" in some views) occupy just a slightly higher > order; plastic kayaks (really polyethylene) are looked down on by > fiberglass kayakers; larger cockpit, beamier fiberglass kayaks are > dismissed as "northwest" by purists in skinny British kayaks; these > heavy as lead Brit kayaks are laughed at by those making their own > lighter wood kit/plans kayaks or skin kayaks. > -- gabriel l romeu http://studiofurniture.com furniture, designed and constructed http://members.aol.com/romeugp paintings, photos, prints, etc. http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR a daily photo journal *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Apr 09 1999 - 15:54:30 PDT
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