> Is this true?

> "A small baidarka is light enough that a child can carry
> it. It'll capsize if you put it in the water without a passenger."
> Many of the early true Aleutian Kayaks (baidarkas) were very narrow and had nearly circular bottoms, not at all like the flat bottomed boat shown in wooden boat. Dyson's book reports that many would not sit upright in the water without ballasting. The boats were reported to be so tippy only the best paddlers could effectively use them. Bram