In 2010 I was contacted by Harry W., a member of the Sinixt people who was interested in commissioning a traditional Sinixt canoe which, as it turns out, is a Sturgeon Nosed canoe. Today it was delivered to the very happy new owner. He is probably the first person in his family to paddle such a canoe in 100 years or so. Follow the link for pics & more info. http://paddleandoar.com/notebook/snc/index.html Paul Montgomery paul_at_paddleandoar.com http://paddleandoar.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Paul... that is an amazing canoe. Thanks for posting the link to the photos. It's especially interesting to see it being paddled. An interesting shape, that's for sure. On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Paul Montgomery <paul_at_paddleandoar.com>wrote: > In 2010 I was contacted by Harry W., a member of the Sinixt people > who was interested in commissioning a traditional Sinixt canoe which, > as it turns out, is a Sturgeon Nosed canoe. > > Today it was delivered to the very happy new owner. He is probably > the first person in his family to paddle such a canoe in 100 years or > so. Follow the link for pics & more info. > > http://paddleandoar.com/notebook/snc/index.html > > > Paul Montgomery > paul_at_paddleandoar.com > http://paddleandoar.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Never heard of such! Is there a purpose to the sturgeon nose--other than the cool factor? Mark Sanders www.sandmarks.net On 8/10/2011 5:12 PM, Paul Montgomery wrote: > In 2010 I was contacted by Harry W., a member of the Sinixt people > who was interested in commissioning a traditional Sinixt canoe which, > as it turns out, is a Sturgeon Nosed canoe. > http://paddleandoar.com/notebook/snc/index.html *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> Never heard of such! Is there a purpose to the sturgeon nose--other > than the cool factor? > > Mark Sanders > www.sandmarks.net It was probably built that way because of the building materials used. Too far south for the good big birches, other trees with a thick fragile bark was used, and this probably necessitated sewing from the bottom up, keeping the bark wrapped as much as possible. After canvas was introduced the design continued on, but this was probably just from tradition. Just a guess. Paul Montgomery paul_at_paddleandoar.com http://paddleandoar.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I bought a used Island Waveski Funski model for my wife. It has opened a new world for her. Watch this video from 1:15 to 2:03. http://portugalks.blogspot.com/search/label/SFREPORT11 Now go buy a waveski and get busy. Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
We see a lot of these at San O, I'd like to give them a try sometime. Mark On 8/11/2011 6:22 AM, jfarrelly5_at_comcast.net wrote: > http://portugalks.blogspot.com/search/label/SFREPORT11 > > Now go buy a waveski and get busy. *************************************************************************** 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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