Sunday, August 2, 2009

Unangam tunuu

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Unangam tunuu is the Aleut name for the Aleut language. According to the Alaskan native institute in Fairbanks there are something like 200...

APIA Culture Camp

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I recently got back from the apia culture camp held in Anchorage Alaska. APIA stands for Aleut Pribilof Islands Association. The APIA is an ...
Sunday, June 28, 2009

wood, the original carbon fiber composite

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Whenever people see me working on a boat with a wooden frame, invariably, somebody comes along and wants to know if the same thing couldn...
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Other Blogs

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If you're a native watercraft junkie like me, check out the Indigenous Boats blog by Bob Holtzman. Lots of good stuff there and Bob has...
Friday, June 26, 2009

Culture Camps

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The Aleut Community in Alaska holds culture camps every year to teach school age kids about their heritage. Various instructors teach diffe...

Cows in Akutan

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Somewhere on my webpage I put some pictures of what I call hot spring valley in Akutan, an island in the Aleutians. The Aleutians, you will ...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Links, links & more links

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There's lots of good stuff about boats out there on the internet. And other web authors must surely have links to the relevant pages. B...
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Friday, June 19, 2009

pt. hope kayak skeg retrofit

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Last year I built a Point Hope kayak. Probably was used as some sort of retrieval kayak. Mostly, Pt. Hope hunters used umiaks to hunt, act...

baidarkolounger

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A year or so back, I built a King Island kayak and was amazed at how comfortable it was. Beam of the boat was 24 inches, depth at the rear ...
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secondary stability revisited

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The other day, I finally figured out what people mean when they talk of secondary stability. A little bit of background: Go the the intern...

ergonometrics in reverse

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Fellow kayaker, Duane Strosaker pointed out to me that I haven't posted since forever. So here goes, more postings. Today's topic i...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

New Kayak Fishing Guide

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Tony Mullins who built a Greenland kayak with me about 3 years ago has been training his grandson Sean in the kayak paddling arts. Sean in...
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New Kayak Launch

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Here we are celebrating the launching of two new kayaks. Tony Mullins was the photographer. Champagne, courtesy of Sidney to the far left. ...
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Contemporary Aleut Boat Builders

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Mike Livingston is active in teaching traditional Aleut culture in Alaskan schools. It's not the only thing he does, but it's one o...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Aleut Boat Builders/Elders, part trois

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Here are some more Aleut/Unangan boat builder photos. The first one is from a book written by Ethel Ross Oliver. She was a school teacher ...
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Monday, December 8, 2008

Aleut Boat Builders/Elders

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I found some photos of Aleut boat builders/elders and am posting them here as promised. These photos and captions were posted at the school ...
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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Aleut Boat Builders

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Mike Livingston asked me if I had anything on Aleut elders on my website. I told him no, reason being that I have never had a chance to tal...
Sunday, July 20, 2008

Genuine Eskimo Kayak For Sale

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Bob Hoerger of Palo Alto brought the following ad from the November 1940 issue of Pacific Motorboat to my attention: FOR SALE: Genuine Eskim...
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Skinboat Rendezvous

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We had a skinboat rendezvous yesterday in Alameda. Several skin boat builders brought their boats for review by each other and the general ...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Trinidad

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No, not the one in the Caribbean, the one in Northern California. This is where the Arcata crowd paddles. Trinidad Head, a big rock connect...