Stbility

Lately The concept of stability between the water and the air have been my escape from reality. Visualizing geometric forms and representative vectors is easy and really quie harmless. The hull I'm envisioning now is like a "V" that widens at the top on the ends and a classic Ojibway tumblehome in the middle.
Wide and flat and low at the stem. as it tips the waterline lengthens on the down side and shortens on the up side. Add to this the balasting effect of the interior foam topsides. Lead beading on the keel and this kayak is not going over. If it does flip it'll take a jack to get it back up. But there is more.

Paul

Paul Stephens died.
He was ill and Debbie took him to the Hospital. They gave him Oxygen to help him breath and did a blood test. His white-cell count was low. At night he suffocated.
Paul had a wonderful mind. His ability to remember details was legendary. I was particularly attracted to his ability to analise situations from unexpected perspectives. Along with his extraordinary memory Paul had an interest in how people thought. He was like a test for truth.
I believe that the mind is the clothing of the soul. Paul's mind was a wonderful thing. I will miss him. I pity Debby who will miss him in ways that I can't even imagine.
A great, good man is gone.

Искать на русском языке

Ironically my web-surfing through fascinating Russian websites turned up one gem that turned out to be a French site dedicated to reviewing the ethnology of the various Siberian language groups. This site has potentially useful bibliographies. The Link to this site is the "youpik" link in the links menue.
The link to the Russian site - which reviews a new encyclopedia of Russian History- doesn't work. I'll try to fix that. Withall this has been an interesting voyage. Here is a Russian painting of two kayaks!

Greenland/Dane Musings

Today I visited the "Circumpolar Musings" site to get a Danemark-Greenland taste.
This article about Disko Bay was revealing:
"Temperatures plunged to -25°C earlier this month, clogging the bay with ice and making shipping impossible for small crafts, tells Anthon Frederiksen, the mayor of the town of Ilulissat, where Disko Bay is located. Frederiksen is happy about the ice conditions: "it's an advantage for fishermen who rely on dogsleds for transportation." The mayor cautioned against thinking that the freezing temperature indicated that global warming claims were overblown. He noted that a nearby glacier had retracted more in the past two decades than in recorded history."
It is a great relief that we can still use Dogsleds. As long as they are practical we can learn about them, how to build, maintain and use them. They are more adaptable, more mobile and less costly than motorized snow-mobiles and most importantly they don't run out of fuel.
These "Musings" are useful.

First Day

This is the first day of this new blog. I have written to the Inuit Circumpolar council to ask if I could put a link from their wonderful website on my blog. This is the first contact. I hope to make a contact every day. The Inuit Circumpolar website is a wonderful thing to see, very well made and informative about political things. Many of the links on theit link page may prove useful in the quest for knowledge about the Circumpolar people.
Это будет первый день этого нового blog. Я писал к совету Inuit циркумполярному для того чтобы спросить если я смог одеть в соединение от их чудесного website мое blog. Это будет первый контакт. Я надеюсь сделать контактом каждый день. Website Inuit циркумполярным будет чудесная вещь, котор нужно увидеть, very well после того как оно сделано и информативно о политических вещах. Много из соединений на странице соединения theit могут доказать полезно в quest для знания о циркумполярных людях.

Introduction

This blog is dedicated to linking circumpolar Kayak enthusiasts. Hopefully kayakers from the arctic nations will contribute to common knowledge for our mutual benefit. I hope that people will find this site and contribute, but each week I will attempt to seek-out and link to others who share an interest in the history of circumpolar culture. Eskimos and Kabloonas of all Arctic lands are asked to write.
Это blog предназначено к соединять циркумполярных энтузиастов Kayak. Hopefully kayakers от ледовитых наций способствуют к общему знанию для наш обоюднаяа выгода. Я надеюсь что люди найдут это место и способствуют, но каждая неделя я попытаю izyskivah-vne и соединяю к другим которые делят интерес в истории циркумполярной культуры. Спрошены, что пишут эскимосы и Kabloonas всех ледовитых земель.