[Paddlewise] The Greatest Sea Kayak (was Nadgee, Max, Boat Copying / Seguin)

Shawn wrote: -
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>Why is this a discussion at all?  If you have any question about the
>ethics of what you are doing, don't justify it with an Internet
>discussion.  Speak openly and honestly and _directly_ with the original
>designer (if you're "influenced" by someone else's work), and go from
>there.
>If someone is copying your design, take them to task.  Telling everyone
>else isn't going to solve the problem.
>On one hand, I agree with the discussion of the ethics involved.
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>Or if you take the tack that the greatest sea kayaks have already been
>designed, and there's no room for innovation such as seen in the
>whitewater or semiconductor market, then we're all just copying the
>Inuit and Aleuts.


G'Day Shawn and Paddlewise,

Very well said.

I wonder what people think are the criteria for a truly great sea kayak and
if it could possibly be designed? (And if so when and how much :~) ).

I'ld also be extremely interested if it were possible to describe a set of
'design rules of thumb' describing how different aspects of a kayak
influence its performance and how paddling technique inteacts with those
design features.

All the best, PeterO
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