drawing: sit-in kayak
January 16, 2013
I am getting cabin fever with this rather cold winter. Anxious for the warmer weather of spring, I am doing a series of outdoor activity-inspired drawings with my Wacom tablet. This one is of a sit-in kayak, labeling all the parts that make it characteristically a sit-in vessel.
More to come.
January 17, 2013 at 5:56 am
Your illustrations are so cool! And I love kayaking. Good, warm thoughts… And thanks for stopping by my blog. I’ll be back by yours!
January 17, 2013 at 6:46 pm
Thank you for your comment, Jessica!
Neat reading about your adventures on your blog too :)
January 17, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Nice one :-) Do you kayak?
January 17, 2013 at 6:49 pm
Thanks Brixpoul. Yes, I do kayak. I can’t wait til it gets warmer.
I am reading about sea kayaks, but they seem too heavy to car-top by oneself, right?
Where do you kayak (lakes, rivers, bays)?
January 18, 2013 at 2:09 am
I like to kayak anywhere I can get away with it ;-)
I don’t own my own kayak at the moment but is looking to get a sea kayak and do some longer trips.
I think most sea kayaks weigh from 25-35 kg (50-70 pounds) and that can be a bit heavy to handle alone.
January 23, 2013 at 4:21 pm
A good kayak will roll in freezing water and weigh under 40 lbs. They are generally designed for waters that would be too dangerous or cold in a canoe. Another advantage that kayaks have over other boats is that you can sometimes surf them in on a wave. Since they are decked, it’s easier to make them strong than it is for a canoe. Since they can have decks almost parallel to the waterline, the buoyancy calculations are way easier than for a canoe or umiak. Those plastic rafts that you sit on top of are called “Kayaks” for marketing reasons. Kind of like a car that’s called a Palamino or Tornado. The association is not meant to be literal.
January 23, 2013 at 8:15 pm
Good points. Don’t think I want to roll in a yak. I wonder if sea kayaks that are super thin feel constricting. So far, wider kayaks interest me because of the extra legroom. Thanks for the comment!
January 24, 2013 at 1:13 am
When people mention boat design specs, I get really excited and start ranting like a madman. Modern sea kayaks are designed as thin as possible (hip girth+ clothing and hull thickness) because hull to length ratio is a major factor in how much effort you will need to travel at a comfy speed. Also one must minimize surface area, and not have a boat so thin that it tips over like a rowing scull. Nobody can deal with moving a 20′ boat around, but a 5/1 hull ratio will need lots of effort to barely move because it’s too fat relative to the length. There’s lots of math and physics in boat construction. I think that learning and applying these things is one of the most enjoyable things a person can do. If you build a boat, I’d be happy to tell you all the stuff I wish someone had told me. Mebe save ya some time. I dig the drawings, btw
January 29, 2013 at 7:21 pm
Yeah, Itznu. So many variables in boat shapes. I’ll have to try out different ones I guess.
I wonder what life is like in Hawaii? It must be amazing.
January 29, 2013 at 7:26 pm
it’s kinda hot, and everything rots in the tropics, but the snorkeling is fantastic and theres really good produce everywhere.