Hi Dave, That is a very fine way to pull together what every one has been saying. I wasn't trying to imply anything special with my Inuit post. I sent this to Rob. Hi Rob, I wasn't meaning any particular message with that post other than telling our friends in Australia what that "sewn in" stuff was refering to. True we have more options in modern times. The southwest Greenland hunters dealt with their problems in the best ways available to them. Best regards, Chuck Sutherland ------------------ I would add to that, that the Eastern Arctic Inuit, with their long paddles, big boats and hefty coamings, sometimes "D-shaped", were not rollers. It is my opinion that their very long paddles were an absolutely necessary response to the possibilty and dire outcome of capsizing in ice-choked or near-freezing waters. I use and have made long paddles and know something about them. Having a long wooden paddle in the water is like having your boat equipped with an outrigger on both sides of the boat. Chuck Sutherland *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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