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| Author: | Ditch Crawler [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What's in a name? |
Oars, paddles and sails have existed since time immemorial. Steam engines maybe 150 years, and Diesels maybe 100 years. Apart from that, nothing - until the Hovercraft, the JetSki, and the Hobie Mirage Drive (the Hydrofoil does not qualify as a separate invention because it uses a submerged propellor, just like steamboats did). I think the use of the word 'Kayak' might be inappropriate, possibly even misleading, and I think a new word should be invented for a new type of boat. When I finally become a 'Mirager', I would like to have a one-word answer for the legions of well-meaning onlookers (and sniffy traditional kayakers) who ask me what sort of boat I am using. My first attempt would be 'Ho-Boat', but I am aware of the connotations of the word 'Ho' in some cultures - any better ideas? |
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| Author: | ganiom [ Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's in a name? |
Pedayak...naahh, too similar to pedophile... |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's in a name? |
We have had this discussion since the MirageDrive came out... A though one. We have created a whole new process of moving a kayak, but seems its still... kayaking. |
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| Author: | EZrider [ Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's in a name? |
I feel the same way. There really inst a need to justify a Hobie. Unless youve used one for any length of time they just dont understand. My PA is a kayak to me. A big kayak. |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's in a name? |
Maybe just as all catamarans are commonly known as "Hobie Cats"... tissue / Kleenex. Some day kayaks will all be known as Hobie Kayaks? |
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| Author: | Ditch Crawler [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's in a name? |
EZrider wrote: I feel the same way. There really inst a need to justify a Hobie. Unless youve used one for any length of time they just dont understand. My PA is a kayak to me. A big kayak. I wasn't thinking about justifying the boat, I just was thinking about celebrating it... Ditch |
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