John wrote: >I realize that it's fashionable to bash Derek, but for someone that wrote a >lot of "inaccurate" information about boat design, he sure has designed a >lot of really nice kayaks. I know that a lot of people find Derek strongly >opinionated but in the class that I took with him, and the time my wife and >I spend with him just chatting I found him to be quite charming. You do not need to know anything about fluid dynamics to design a good boat. You should, however, know something about it to write as an authority about it. Yes, Derek is a charming person but that does not mean that everything he says or writes is gospel. Cheers, John Winters *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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