Re: [Paddlewise] Another Tiderace Review

Yes, things are evolving, decomposing, recomposing; developments taking 
place, new kids on the block...and quietly, in the background, the 
Greenlandic rebellion swells. Resistance is futile...

DL




> 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,
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> Rob G
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> 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.
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