From: lmeijer-dress@tansi.sifc.edu
Message-Id: <9710088763.AA876364005@tansi.sifc.edu>
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 97 19:57:10 -0600
To: <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Subject: More Kayak design
It makes me smile to get at least a small vote of confidence...hey
guys, don't write off the cultural interpretations! Even H.C.
Petersen in his Skinboats book notices the existence of "cult boats"
with a specific shape to designate a particular social standing of the
paddler (p. 51). I marvel at the complex constellation of social and
practical issues bound up in these wonderful boats.
I also find the engineering explanations equally fascinating, so I'm
just gonna keep reading....
Laurie
Saskatchewan Indian Federated College
This probably explains much behind the Business title
Laughing Loon Kayaks by Rob Macks who makes a cool wood strip
baidarka. No wonder Canada has such claim to this mystical bird
of the waters.
Regards,
Philip