10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAIDARKA»
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baidarka in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Describes history, development and redevelopment of Aleut kayak. Traces author's odyssey to refine and re-design ancient Aleut kayak. Includes photography of construction details and plans.
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Form and Function of the
Baidarka: The Framework of Design
Paper discussing the hydrodynamics of the Aleut baidarka (skin kayak) touching on design, speed, divided bow, wide-tailed stern, hull speed and structural dynamics.
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The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska
Grounding the camera when rewinding can help prevent the static-electricity
problem. (To ground the camera, hold it against a water pipe, drain pipe, metal
fence Three-hatch baidarka, about 1909. Photo by J. E. Thwaites, courtesy
Anchorage ...
Aleut would strap their baidarkas together thus creating a more stable craft Boys
began learning kayaking skills from an early age They had their tendons and
ligaments stretched to allow them to sit in the baidarka for hours (Laughlin. l980
281 ...
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The
Baidarka as a Living Vessel: On the Mysteries of the ...
Paper discussing the hydrodynamics of the Aleut baidarka (skin kayak) touching on design, speed, divided bow, wide-tailed sterm, hull speed and structural dynamics.
baidarka kayak, would take its toll on his body. Other than that, he felt pretty good
about making the thirty-mile trip. Ugulau motioned with his hand for them to come
to shore. Matt had already figured out that when they were to make a turn, ...
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The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking
The Andromeda and landed on the beach at Ostend 31 hours later. In 1977 I
modified the Baidarka even further. It was given more volume, the tip of the bow
was extended up vertically, and the cutaway stern was remodelled with a
graceful ...
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Kayak Touring and Camping
HISTORY. OF. THE. BAIDARKA. The ancient baidarka of the Aleutians was the
predecessor of the modern kayak, and its history and development make for a
fascinating tale. George Dyson has done a magnificent job of tracing that ...
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Beyond the Blue Horizon: How the Earliest Mariners Unlocked ...
I FIRST ENCOUNTERED an Aleutian baidarka in a wooden-boat show at Mystic
Seaport, Connecticut, on a hot June day, in a radically different environment from
that of its homeland. This kayak was no original: the few that survive are prized ...
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The California Sea Otter Trade, 1784-1848
Long, narrow, shallow, and sharp at each end, the baidarka served its purpose
well. It was from twelve to twenty feet long, depending upon the number of holes,
was about twenty inches to two feet wide, and not more than twenty inches deep.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAIDARKA»
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baidarka is used in the context of the following news items.
Kayaking not enough for Vincent; he builds them, too
The term baidarka is Russian for small boat. Early Russian settlers in Alaska applied the name to what the Aleuts called an iqyax. The Inuit of ... «Chippewa Herald, Jun 15»
Riding the iBomb: Welcome to Life in the Age of Exploding Information
... lived in a treehouse perched 90 feet up a Douglas fir tree on the coast of British Columbia, where he devoted himself to reviving the baidarka, ... «CALIFORNIA, Nov 14»
DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: 2.6 million board feet …
Last year, Mitch Poling taught a class on building the skin and frame for a baidarka (kayak) of the Chugach people of Prince William Sound, ... «Peninsula Daily, May 14»
Dawn of digital era comes alive via 'On the Same Page'
... open to amateurism,” as was the Bancroft itself, where he found many of the documents on which his first book, Baidarka, is based. “On the ... «UC Berkeley, Sep 13»
George Dyson Recalls Institute Woods, His Boyhood, Oswald …
A historian of science and technology whose works include Darwin Among the Machines; Project Orion: The Atomic Spaceship; Baidarka the ... «Town Topics, Mar 13»
Derek Hutchinson
Protected by nothing more than “the clothes of a sensible hillwalker”, he set out from Felixstowe in a 16ft baidarka (a sea kayak which he ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 12»
Crew on board with removal work
A salvage crew works to remove the rigging of the Baidarka on Saturday in Lahaina as the 35-foot sailboat from Victoria, Canada, is prepared ... «Maui News, Jun 12»
PHOTOS: Grounded Sailboat on Lahaina Reef
Authorities say the “Baidarka” boat is registered in Victoria, British Columbia and is owned by a John Hesford of Chilliwack, BC. Authorities from ... «Maui Now, Jun 12»
JENNIFER JACKSON'S PORT TOWNSEND NEIGHBOR COLUMN …
With workers gathered around a baidarka with their hands on the keel, Maggie Fennell, right, leads a prayer at the start of a Saturday work ... «Peninsula Daily, May 12»
Paddling, building; Bill was unique
Bill was a good friend to my husband Phil, and helped make seaworthy the baidarka Phil used to circumnavigate Lake Winnipeg in 1995. «Winnipeg Free Press, May 12»
