Peter replied (snip): >Here's a webpage, which I'm pretty sure you will have seen, but it may be of interest to others. It gives an articles on design parameters by Norm Sanders with a linked critique by John Winters.< http://www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/mag/29/design.htm Yeah, read that one once before, but forgot about it. Here's a link where Ray Jardine reflects what you stated in an earlier post regarding kayak design being more intuitive. I'll quote the pertinent sentences, as navigating to the site might prove bothersome: "...I morphed two time-tested designs. One was a Dyson baidarka and the other was a Herreschoff canoe. Then I drew upon my own paddling experience, which included a few thousand miles in the Sea of Cortez, and a 3,300 mile trip along the coasts of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska. Because you see, boat design science and technology are one thing, and intuitive reasoning based on tons of experience is another. And when a designer comes along with the capacity for both, we have a recipe for some magic. " From: http://www.rayjardine.com/projects/kayak-construction/kayak_design-comments. He's an interesting fellow, to say the least. Doug Lloyd Victoria BC *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Aug 16 2004 - 16:59:26 PDT
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