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| Subject: Basic information and guidance about Vietnam kayaking, Ha Long bay
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Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:19:45 +0000 (UTC)
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Kayaks were developed over hundreds of years. Indigenous cultures
spent centuries designing and redesigning, fixing flaws, or altering
to changing skill levels. The final outcomes were kayaks with a
supreme design for a particular region and People.
Peoples of the Arctic created several designs, depending on what
materials were part of their culture. Most kayaks were fabricated
using wood for the frame and then tied together using sinew, or
tendons, with a seal skin cover. Other kayaks were made from whalebone
or driftwood. A sea lion skin may then have been used as a covering,
with whale fat as a sealant. And yet, the designs of Greenland, the
Baffin and Aleutian Islands, as well as the Bering Strait, were all
extremely unique.
The kayaks from Greenland were sleek and low, whereas Baffin Island
kayaks were known for being wider, longer and were a much higher
volume. High combing around the cockpit was a clever design to keep
the paddle dry come rough conditions. Kayaks from the Bering Strait
were short and known for their stability. The Aleuts are known for a
design with a clever forked bow to cut through waves.
The kayak was useful for transport but it was a miraculous hunting
tool, facilitating a quiet approach towards one's desired prey. It is
said that occasionally a white cloth would be strung over the front of
the kayak to imitate a section of ice drifting towards the hunted
creature.
When kayaking became a leisure sport for non-Natives is not known for
sure, but many believe it was introduced to Western cultures when John
MacGregor constructed a kayak and travelled Europe in 1845.
Today, kayaking is accessible to all skill levels, providing a quiet
and gas-free form of breathtaking travel, exploration and exercise.
General notes when do kayaking
ALWAYS keep paper items in separate zip-lock bags
Carrying an oily rag can be good for salvaging your camera if it gets
wet
Anything in containers that are vulnerable to water should be in there
own water-resistant/tight containers
Without worrying about your boat drifting off or having to shore it
ALWAYS keep things tied down when out to sea
>> More Kayaking tips
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Solo Versus Tandem kayak
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=95 How to get in and out of your kayak
=95 How to make your kayak go
=95 How to make your kayak stop
=95 How to make your kayak turn
=95 How to keep your kayak from capsizing
=95 What to do after a capsize - wet exiting
=95 Basic paddle and arm signals for sea kayakers
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