QAYAQ: Kayaks of Alaska and Siberia by David W. Zimmerly Order Form Checks & Money Orders  USA or Canada To buy  an autographed copy of QAYAQ in the USA or Canada by Credit Card through PayPal:   All major styles of Alaskan and Siberian kayaks are represented with models, lines drawings, historic photographs or actual full-sized kayaks and associated equipment.  This book includes Mackenzie Eskimo kayaks. 103 p.; illustrated; bibliography, p. 91-95; includes index.  This book is the second edition of QAYAQ.  It is signed by the author and available for $16.95 US plus $8.00 US shipping and handling, or International $16.95 US  plus $15.00 US shipping. For a Canadian address by checks or money order, $16.95 plus $5.00 S&H.   Send personal check or money order to: David W. Zimmerly   344 Lakewood Road,  RR3 Perth, ON  K7H 3C5  CANADA Include your email address!  American:      $16.95 US + $8.00 S&H Canadian:      $16.95 US + $5.00 S&H International: $16.95 US + $15.00 S&H

Table of Contents                                

• Dedication

• Contents

• Preface to the 2000 Edition

• Preface to the 1986 Edition                      

• Acknowledgements

• Introduction

• Kayak Design

  • Inland Kayaks

  • Sea Kayaks

  • Siberian and Alaskan Kayak Average Measurements

• Siberia

  • Koryak

  • Chukchi

  • Siberian Eskimo

• Aleut

  • One-hole

  • Bow Shape

  • Kayak Hats

  • Kayak Construction

    • Framework

    • Skin Cover

    • Waterproofing

  • Two & Three-hole

  • Kayak Use

    • Sea Otter Hunting

    • Fishing

    • Warfare

  • Speed Secrets

  • Paddles and Paddling Techniques

    • Ballast

    • Kayak Rudder, Mast and Sail

    • Navigation

    • Damage Control

    • Cultural Context of the Kayak

• Pacific Eskimo

  • Kayak Construction

  • Kodiak Eskimo

    • One-hole Kodiak Kayak

    • Three-hole Kodiak Kayak

    • Kayak Use

      • Sea Otter Hunting

      • Whale Hunting

    • Paddles and Paddling Technique

    • Education

  • Chugach Eskimo

    • Construction

    • Use

    • Accessories

    • Hunting Implements

    • Anthropometric Measurements: Rule of Thumb

    • Bailer

    • Paddles and Paddling Technique

• Bering Sea

  • Nunivak/Hooper Bay

    • Kayak Building Ritual

    • Kayak Design

    • Paddling Techniques

    • Kayak Accessolries

    • Kayak Use

    • Hooper Bay Kayak Technology

    • Present Use

  • Norton Sound

• Bering Strait

  • Kayak Construction

  • Cape Espenberg

  • King Island

    • Kayak Use

    • Launching Procedure

    • Capsize Recovery

    • Hunting

    • Freighting

    • Two-hole Bering Strait Kayaks

• North Alaska

  • Kayak Construction

  • Kotzebue Sound/Point Barrow

    • Kayak Use

      • Hunting the Beluga Whale

      • Capsize

    • Paddling Techniques

  • North Alaska Retrieval Kayak

  • Taking Off Lines

  • Nunamiut

    • Spearing Caribou

    • Kayak Construction

• Mackenzie Eskimo - NEW

  • Kayak Use

  • Mackenzie Eskimo History

  • Museum Examples

  • Kayak Construction

  • Accessories

  • Skin Coverings

• Paddles

  • Siberian and Alaskan Kayak Paddle-Type Distribution

  • Specialized Paddles

  • Aleut Paddles

  • Pacific Eskimo Paddles

  • Bering Sea Paddles

  • Bering Strait Paddles

  • North Alaska Paddles

• Conclusions

• Glossary

• References Cited

• Index

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