Re: [Paddlewise] Illorsuit....Anas Acuta...

From: <Rcgibbert_at_aol.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:01:40 EDT
In a message dated 8/11/2004 11:48:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com writes:


> There was an older Derek Hutchinson design that predated the
> Romany...that the Romany looks suspiciously like...P&H Icefloe?  I
> can't remember the specific model.  Looked just like a Romany, but with
> less rocker.  (Here's a photo of Greg Stamer paddling one at Delmarva
> last year: http://www.qajaqusa.org/gallery/delmarva15_2003/d03jg002)
> 
> 

I'm looking at one in the Derek book and it has a bow like Michael Jackson's 
nose (circa 2004) and a Nordkapp HM style built on skeg. It is 24"'s wide. It 
does carry volume out to the bow and stern, so I can see what you are basing 
your comparison to. I think the Romany is more Acuta/Nordkapp, but fairly far 
removed,  than Icefloe, though. I am seconding Matt's request of Lie 
detectoring all kayak designers to see what there influence really was.

Rob G
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