"The Ken Taylor kayak from Igldorssuit Greenland (1959) was the prototype for the substantially modified Anas Acuta. Mr Goodman bought the design. He altered that even for expedition purposes (Nordkapp Expedition) and the Nordkapp was born. The Pintail followed to improve on the playful aspects of the Anas Acuta. 3 kayaks from one SOF. Pretty darn good. Am quite glad Mr Taylor went to Greenland." Thanks for this correction to the story, which still serves the point, there are chains of boat designs and at various points in the chain, unauthorised copies are made. How many other kayak development chains are there, and how many include some dubious copying? I wondered when looking at the cut down Seguin posted recently, whether the Seguin's designer received another royalty for his boat design when it was lowered by 3.5 inches. Should he? Is that a new boat shape for which the Seguin's designer and the new boat maker share any rights? BTW, I am not arguing against getting permission before copying. Anyone interested in a digital image of the Nadgee keel, I have one which can be sent on request. Cheers, PT *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Aug 10 2004 - 15:21:50 PDT
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