Re: [Paddlewise] Innovations in sea kayak designs

Craig,

As George Dyson wrote in "Baidarka, the Kayak":

"No matter how many of these vessels are built, and no matter how far we go with the evolution of their design, their form will bear a resemblance to the past because the laws of the ocean have not changed."

Duane
Southern California 


--- On Fri, 4/10/09, Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been mulling over the thread that rotated around
> the video "a
> conversation with Derek Hutchinson" and some of the
> comments. Derek
> Hutchinson has said that he thinks design innovation in sea
> kayaking is
> moribund, if not dead, and this got me to thinking. In many
> ways I agree
> with him. Especially over the past few years with the
> popularity of the
> "Brit Boats"; many of which are indistinguishable
> from designs of the 1970s.
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