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> You know what irks me?
> Ive got a small "library" of about 4 books on kayaking. You know
> the basic introduction to the sport and such. Nicks book doesnt fit in
> this category tho it does a nice job. My beeef with these "welcome to
> the wonderful world of..." books is they NEVER mention the option of
> building your own kayak out of wood. The chapters on kayak construction
> [etc. etc.] only mention: Roto-Molded, Fiberglass, Kevlar, and portable
> folding types. Most dont have a single pic of a wood kayak - ANDDDDD the
> one pic where a wood kayak is part of a group pic of different types, its
> totally ignored in the accompanying caption. theres a fiber glass , a
> rotomolded, and a wood. The author just decided to ignore the Pigmy
> LOL!!!! What the heck is this about? One of the worst books on the sport
> is one called: THE WOMANS GUIDE TO SEA KAYAKING - [m paraphrasing here
> folks.]Every single yak in the book is a damned barge, and whats with the
> sexist title? Im really suspect of the intentions of the author on a
> number of levels with a bias that effectively blows away half the market.
> After reading thru the book, there wasnt a darned thing I could see that
> warranted a "womans only" slant. Essentially the stress was
> " yeah kayaks look tippy but dont be scared," and "you can
> pee like a man in your kayak with this device called a...". With such
> empty reasons for a bias, it left me wondering why there was one at all.
> Not that I wondered myself into exhaustion.
> At anyrate, on a GOOD note, theres a great issue Canoe&Kayak magazine at a
> fraction of the cost strictly for those interested in looking into the
> sport. And lo and behold, they mention the wood alternative!!!!!
> Pete
Last wwek , Iwas shopping, and I saw at Chapter`s this book by Ted Moore, on strippers, with lots of pictures, nicely done , a good quide for builders.And also, at my birthday, this year Ireceived Watertrail , by Joel W Roger, in which he tells about a four hundred miles he made on Puget Sound, interesting.Hope you find one that you`lllike.
Merry CHRISTMAS TO ALL
Jean, Montreal
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