Sunday, November 18, 2012

Swedish Americas Cup Boat

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I thought I'd post some more pictures of the Swedish Americas cup boat.  Far as I know, it's the same as all the other contenders...
Saturday, November 17, 2012

Double Ridged Unangan (Aleut) Kayak Paddle

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A while back, Suzawa Ikunori of Japan posted some pictures of several Unangan paddles in a Japanese Museum. Unlike most of the Unangan paddl...
Friday, November 16, 2012

Google Maps Water Policy

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As residents of the Western United States are probably aware, there have been a number of drought years with negative results on both the cr...

Why Build Your Own Kayak?

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A friend of mine recently posted a picture of a customized car from circa 1970 Houston, Texas.  What struck me about the photo was that t...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The Water We Eat

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One of the things that traveling does is give one a broader perspective on the world than is available from staying in one place.  My recent...

The Giant Sequoia and Some Random Thoughts on Trees and Wood

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It is one thing to see wood at a lumber yard and it is quite another thing to see it in the form of a living tree.  Unlike the stuff in the ...
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Kayak Models

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A while back, an article on kayak models appeared in the journal Qajaq. The gist of the article was that models are not to be trusted since...
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Friday, September 21, 2012

Unangan (Aleut) Kayak Accessories - Sprayskirt and Kamleika

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Spray skirts on Unangan kayaks were affixed to the cockpit coaming of the kayak and stayed with the kayak when it wasn't in use. When t...