Comments on: The Evolution of the Kayak (10) http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/ Kayak Fishing and Paddling - The New Standard in Fishing Kayaks. Fishing Kayak Reviews, and Kayak Fishing Trip Reports, Movies, Pictures and Articles By and For Kayak Anglers. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:26:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: admin http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-119 admin Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:33:18 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-119 Evolutionary processes aren't supposed to culminate in anything as far as I understand, and there isn't necessarily a 'final stage'. Things just keep evolving as a result of available resources and forces at play. I named this article 'The Evolution of the Kayak' because it was clear to me that kayak designs have been changing over time as a result of changes in demand and new manufacturing technologies such as computers, plastic materials etc. Utility patents are granted for new, original and useful ways to make something - not for abstract ideas. In this sense an invention such as the W Kayak is basically another new resource that can be used to design and produce new small watercrafts, including various types of new 'kayaks'. Yoav Evolutionary processes aren’t supposed to culminate in anything as far as I understand, and there isn’t necessarily a ‘final stage’.
Things just keep evolving as a result of available resources and forces at play.
I named this article ‘The Evolution of the Kayak’ because it was clear to me that kayak designs have been changing over time as a result of changes in demand and new manufacturing technologies such as computers, plastic materials etc.
Utility patents are granted for new, original and useful ways to make something - not for abstract ideas. In this sense an invention such as the W Kayak is basically another new resource that can be used to design and produce new small watercrafts, including various types of new ‘kayaks’.
Yoav

]]> By: Mark Question http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-118 Mark Question Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:08:45 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-118 So-- is the w kayak supposed to be the culmination of some evolutionary process?? Q.M. So– is the w kayak supposed to be the culmination of some evolutionary process??
Q.M.

]]> By: Mike H. http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-117 Mike H. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:54:57 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-117 Here is my take on recent kayak history- I remember a few years ago some people were saying that a dual hulled kayak would have to be slower than a single hulled one because its wetted surface was bigger. Others said a kayak that featured a high seat couldn't be more stable than a kayak in which the paddler is seated at the bottom of the hull. Then some people said that it was impossible to lean a kayak into the turn because it would overturn. Then some other people said the wavewalk kayak wouldn't perform well in the surf, while others said it would surely have a 'windage' problem...and so on. All these people had two things in common - apparently none of them ever paddled a w-kayak, and they were all wrong in their predictions about it. I mentioned this because I think it's important to keep our eyes and ears open to new arguments and test new technologies. Nothing is better just because it's been with us forever, and nothing is good just because it's new. Mike. Here is my take on recent kayak history-
I remember a few years ago some people were saying that a dual hulled kayak would have to be slower than a single hulled one because its wetted surface was bigger. Others said a kayak that featured a high seat couldn’t be more stable than a kayak in which the paddler is seated at the bottom of the hull. Then some people said that it was impossible to lean a kayak into the turn because it would overturn. Then some other people said the wavewalk kayak wouldn’t perform well in the surf, while others said it would surely have a ‘windage’ problem…and so on.
All these people had two things in common - apparently none of them ever paddled a w-kayak, and they were all wrong in their predictions about it.

I mentioned this because I think it’s important to keep our eyes and ears open to new arguments and test new technologies.
Nothing is better just because it’s been with us forever, and nothing is good just because it’s new.
Mike.

]]> By: FLBobshark http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-116 FLBobshark Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:35:15 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-116 I'm a kayak fisherman and I like my SOT. I started reading this thing but I had to stop because it was too long and it looked to me like you guys at wavewalk were just shooting in all directions hoping you'll hit something. The vids are cool I’m a kayak fisherman and I like my SOT.
I started reading this thing but I had to stop because it was too long and it looked to me like you guys at wavewalk were just shooting in all directions hoping you’ll hit something.

The vids are cool

]]> By: Knucklewalker http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-115 Knucklewalker Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:21:47 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-115 Yoav, I understand you are passionate about what you're doing, and I find that some of your ideas are very interesting, but I would have preferred to see less passion in your writing. I'm a seakayaker myself, and I believe you could get more people like myself interested in your design if you used more moderation in your writing. Kevin Yoav, I understand you are passionate about what you’re doing, and I find that some of your ideas are very interesting, but I would have preferred to see less passion in your writing. I’m a seakayaker myself, and I believe you could get more people like myself interested in your design if you used more moderation in your writing.
Kevin

]]> By: Quebec Seakayaker http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-114 Quebec Seakayaker Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:55:05 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-114 This article is a bit longish, and I can't say I agree with everything it says but it was certainly worth reading. This article is a bit longish, and I can’t say I agree with everything it says but it was certainly worth reading.

]]> By: April Leder http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-113 April Leder Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:49:23 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-113 New concepts, fresh ideas and different perspectives! I enjoyed reading it and I intend to go back and read it again, just to make sure I didn't miss something. April New concepts, fresh ideas and different perspectives!
I enjoyed reading it and I intend to go back and read it again, just to make sure I didn’t miss something.
April

]]> By: Pete http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-112 Pete Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:35:35 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-112 Both interesting and original. I didn't expect the author to be objective in the first place because you can't expect people who are involved in this business to be entirely objective about what they're doing. In this sense I think the author did a pretty good job. Pete Both interesting and original. I didn’t expect the author to be objective in the first place because you can’t expect people who are involved in this business to be entirely objective about what they’re doing. In this sense I think the author did a pretty good job.
Pete

]]> By: James Greenley http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-111 James Greenley Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:24:18 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/06/the-evolution-of-the-kayak-10/#comment-111 It's an interesting article, and I would recommend it to anyone who's interested in kayak design. One comment though; In some passages it felt like the people who wrote it were losing their objectivity. Jim Greenley It’s an interesting article, and I would recommend it to anyone who’s interested in kayak design.
One comment though; In some passages it felt like the people who wrote it were losing their objectivity.
Jim Greenley

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