In a message dated 8/10/00 7:08:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time, michaeldaly_at_home.com writes: << Mark Rogers of Superior Kayaks had mentioned at the Great Lakes Sea Kayaking Symposium his theory that the baidarkas with the bifid bows were sufficiently flexible as to provide steering. He cited the construction of the bow with its ivory bearing plates in the hull frame members etc as providing a means to allow the kayaker to push on the frame with his feet and cause the lower part of the bow to bend and act as a bow rudder. >> Duane Strosaker says, Great! Now we are discussing both of the great myth kayaks, the Nordkapp and the baidarka. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Aug 10 2000 - 20:56:19 PDT
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