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Re: Paddle: Iqyax - Baidarka
By:scottbaxter
Date: 7/14/2015, 9:20 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: Iqyax - Baidarka (Robert W)

I have to agree with Robert. Solid scientific support for the romantic claims about Baidarkas is pretty much non-existent, but I don't think those most likely exagerated claims is what the boat is about. I think they are beautiful and functional boats. I have one on my list somewhere in the 4-5 boats from now category. A lot of my inspiration for Gavia Immer came from Baidarkas and the S18R by Stellar (scratch your head on that one for a bit). Gavia is a enjoyable, fast and responsive boat for an 18 foot boat. I have been playing with a skin on frame design of Gavia that has some of the key baidarka features. I have no illusions that I can keep pace with Greg or a half starved Aleut but I do like the baidarka and I think the romantic image of the boat does add value to my paddling experience as much as most scientific data. I am also building a Greenland style boat. When you think about it for 90% of paddlers a boat that is relatively slow, pretty much unstable, not exactly a good tracker, used as much for doing underwater inventories of marine life as paddling, and was built and designed by people that had an extreme lack of building materials probably makes no sense but I am still excited to build and paddle the boat. Now I just need to start parting my hair in the middle and practice holding my breath.

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Paddle: Iqyax - Baidarka
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/14/2015, 12:41 pm
Re: Paddle: Iqyax - Baidarka
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/14/2015, 1:14 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/22/2015, 8:13 am
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Robert W -- 7/14/2015, 8:37 pm
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Robert W -- 7/14/2015, 8:50 pm
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scottbaxter -- 7/14/2015, 9:20 pm
Re: Paddle: Aleut Strength
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/15/2015, 9:49 am
Re: Paddle: Iqyax - Baidarka *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/20/2015, 8:04 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/15/2015, 9:24 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/15/2015, 3:07 pm
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Rober W -- 7/21/2015, 2:15 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/22/2015, 9:39 am
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Rober W -- 7/22/2015, 11:10 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/22/2015, 12:30 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/22/2015, 5:58 pm
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Olli -- 7/22/2015, 6:37 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/22/2015, 8:34 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/23/2015, 10:51 am
Re: Paddle: Iqyax - Baidarka *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/23/2015, 9:52 pm
Re: Paddle: Iqyax - Baidarka *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/23/2015, 11:49 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/23/2015, 4:14 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/23/2015, 4:38 am
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Roy Martin -- 7/23/2015, 9:26 am
Re: Paddle: Iqyax - Baidarka *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 7/23/2015, 12:25 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/23/2015, 12:35 pm
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scottbaxter -- 7/23/2015, 2:12 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/23/2015, 3:56 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2015, 5:16 pm
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Pete -- 7/23/2015, 2:33 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/23/2015, 3:52 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2015, 5:13 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/23/2015, 5:33 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2015, 6:43 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2015, 11:36 pm
Re: Paddle: Iqyax - Baidarka *NM*
Etienne Muller -- 7/23/2015, 4:24 am
Re: Paddle: Iqyax - Baidarka *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 7/23/2015, 4:45 am
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george jung -- 7/23/2015, 11:47 pm