Most threads evolve into something else entirely by the time they achieve a certain maturity.? There is a reason for this, in that Aled Williams is provoking the sea paddling world with another outstanding series of designs. There is no longer a single, seemingly monolithic figure such as Derek Hutchinson, hovering over the sport. Or on this side of the Atlantic, John Dowd, John Winters, Chris Cunningham, the Broze's, Nick Schade?or heck, Nigel Foster. There are a myriad of other voices who make the sport interesting such as Doug Alderson and Doug Lloyd, even Ken Whiting is getting invested into sea kayaking. The Brits have fielded Nigel Dennis, Malcolm Pearcy?and Justine Curgenven. There are many, many people who are raising the bar in paddle sports. It is natural to compare and contrast what is recent with what is new(er). I think it is also wise to invest a bit of time in figuring out where our *sport* came from, for that I owe Harvey Golden, the late great John Heath?and Greg Stamer a big hat's off. Cheers, Rob G Somehow this thread has become something other than just a question "was Mariner the only one to get it right" in reference to extra doodads on a hull shape to make it do things that the design alone didn't do. But at least it's interesting. *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 18 2008 - 05:12:11 PDT
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