From: "John Blackburn" <digipixs_at_erols.com> > "In fact most Arctic people did not roll kayaks: Using floats, rafting > up and ballasted designs, according to anthropologists. Most > Greenlanders historically did not roll for serious survival. > Nor any Canadian Inuit. Nor most Alaskan peoples. Rolling for > reliable safety is a modern, commercial instruction myth. > You must have reliable safety back-up. " > > Is this true?? The part about using floats and rafting etc. is true. We know they did this. The part about not rolling is hyperbole if not absolute BS (depending on which Inuit or Aleut people you're referring to.) The part about having a reliable backup to a roll is a reasonable statement. The implication that the sponsons are the solution is an opinion, not a verifiable statement. If Timmy didn't exaggerate so much, some of us could take him more seriously. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jan 26 2002 - 20:24:09 PST
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