Date:         Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:26:18 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Kayaks
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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These are all very nice newer high tech versions of the original Polynesian outrigger canoes/surfboards which travelled 1000s of miles across open Pacific waters to populate places such as Hawaii.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-can you say Hokule'a?

http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/




On Aug 11, 2011, at 8:53 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:

> the outrigger ones are kinda sorta like old school DR racing kayaks... good idea 'cause that hull shape (almost a perfect hemicircle) is pretty darn unstable (but fast)
> 
> alistair
> 
> 
> On 2011-08-11, at 5:33 PM, Jeff Schwaia wrote:
> 
>> Speaking of kayaks... anybody ever heard of Huki ( www.huki.com )?  

>> 
>> The wife just opened a fitness studio and those guys are one of her
>> neighbors.  Pretty cool looking rigs.
>> 
>> Cheers, 
>> 
>> Jeff