Subject: Re: [baidarka] Greenland kayak beam calculation
From: Chris Brown (chris.brown@zetnet.co.uk)
Date: Sun Jun 10 2001 - 06:04:42 EDT
What you are saying is that the southern race of us human beings has
a higher centre of gravity. That would obviously change the way a boat behaves.
The question then boils down to...
Do we want to paddle a replica boat exact in every detail to the
historical boats or do we want to experience our paddling in a boat
with a paddle which is in the style of a historical boat?
The message <002301c0f080$7f1f4610$c4bf7018@meatball>
from "Michael Daly" <michaeldaly@home.com> contains these words:
[snip]
> Given that the Inuit are short and stocky, while we southerners are
> rather tall and skinny (well, those who aren't couch potatoes), how
> relevant would the Inuit rules be? It seems they'd need a bit of
> tweeking to make them fit our bodies.
> Mike
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