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Inuits in Alaska! If you look at the early sea kayaks north of Vancouver you will see a V at the bow cutting the waterline. This was complicated to construct into a kayak so it must have been important in the performance or as a tool. (note: not to be found in Greenland kayaks) In a kayak the V shaped bow could do a number of things. By 'cutting' through the water and increasing waterline length it needs less energy to be paddled forward. The shape also means the kayaker has a catching tool like a fork on the bow where he cannot reach. It may also help break through thin ice. Also the kayak tracks better ie goes in a straight line better and it prevents the bow being blown sideways in crosswinds. I would like to think that these considerations applied to kayaks thousand of years ago are the pedecessors of the bulbous bows so commonplace today. Tom@Shipwrecks-Philippines.com
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