: I was looking at some baidarka pictures in Wolfghang Brinck's book
: and except for the bifurcated stem you boat seems too modern to
: be called a baidarka.
: Baidarkas have long, very tapered, front sections with the cockpit
: set well behind the center and have a rim that is flush with the
: deck. The ridgepole of the decks forms almost a level line from
: stem to stern.

Have to agree with Charlie, was wondering myself why it didn't look right, boat is pretty symetrical and baidarka's aren't.

Bill H.