: Years ago P & H made a kayak designed by Derrick Hutchkinson.
: The type was called the 'Baidarka Explorer'. It was not a
: baidarka but I never heard
: somebody did make problems about this name. It was a very popular
: sea-kayak for years. I still own one but prefer my Night Heron
: en S&G Guillemot.

: In the Netherlands more than 18 years ago, Van Stipdonk designed a
: kayak with a stern where the shearline went down. The bottom
: swept up and the shearline swept down. The design was called
: 'Stipyak'. It still is on the market with the name Seayak In the
: photo you can sea the lines of the yellow kayak.
: It has a retractable skeg. Without that you can only kayak
: backwards.

: Of course the plagiat of Nick's text is not right. But that only
: the side view of the kayak is simular does not mean that they
: stole an idea. The name Baidarka is used before for other kayaks
: than the experts see it as a Baidarka.

: Daan Daniels

Hi Daan,

If it were just the design that was copied it could have been a fluke, but having both the design and the text copied makes it pretty obvious that it wasn't. It's pretty flagrant.

Bill H.

Bill H.