[Paddlewise] Reality, History and Tea

From: "John Winters" <jdwinters_at_eastlink.ca>
 >How does one compensate for the
> variability in angle of attack due to the ever changing flow direction in
> waves? (with the wave at the crest, vertical down on the front face,
against
> the wave direction in the trough and vertically up on the back and, of
> course, everything in between)

The short answer is you can't and so don't try to compensate. The Inuit
would have starved to death if they had had to think about this.  Thats
what's intriguing about the real world versus the world of theory.  It 
slaps you when you are wrong and generally rewards you when you are right.
But the world needs theorists too. Just not my cup of tea.

On another point Rob G  and Nick Shade provided historical links about
paddles.  Since the door of  history has been opened I was curious to know
what tools ancient paddlers used to craft wood into the final shape.  I
haven't been successful on Google.  I did find a lot of interesting cultural
things.  I am beginning to see the appeal of QajaqUSA.  Great.....another
obsessive hobby to dive into.

Jim et al
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