Re: [Paddlewise] baidarka bow styles

On Aug 17, 2007, at 10:15 PM, Matt Broze wrote:

> My theory of the bifid bow is that it was a way of combining a fine  
> bow
> entry with a fuller bow above it (for better lift in waves).

My experience exactly. Fast yet fat.
I launch my baidarka double a week from Saturday.
Hello, my name is Jim and I have a small craft problem.

>  The flexibility of a
> skin on frame hull also helps provide this bow lift function so the  
> buoyancy
> necessary to provide equal dryness does not have to be nearly as  
> much with a
> flexible a skin boat as on a hard shell kayak of similar dimensions.

Baidarka SOF enthusiasts seem VERY interested in flex. I hope to  
explore this myself just as soon as I can. Dont tell my wife.
>
>  The skill and strength of a people that depended on the kayak for
> many generations (combined with the workings of evolution) also was  
> likely a
> factor in making the average Eskimo paddler have the endurance and  
> speed of
> present day top Olympic competitors.

I had a wonderful chat with Wolfgang Brink concerning this. What a  
pleasant man.
I also have a copy of his book I am willing to part with for one  
hundred billion dollars (pinky to lip).

Jim et al
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