On Aug 14, 2007, at 10:52 AM, Craig Jungers wrote: > On 8/14/07, Nick Schade <nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com> wrote: >> >> most baidarkas are not designed such that the >> lower finger is underwater, > > > So if they weren't a precurser to the bulbous bow designs of super- > tankers, > then why did they go to all that trouble to build it that way? That is a completely open question. I don't think that we can assume they were there purely for hydrodynamic efficiency reasons. Alternate reasons may include: ease of constructions, structural flexibility, rough water handling, aesthetic, "spiritual/religious/superstitious", etc. Even in the cases where the lower finger was at or below the waterline, in any kind of rough water they would be subject to coming out of the water frequently in waves which would limit their ability to act like a supertanker bulb. Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** 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 14 2007 - 08:16:23 PDT
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