KaYaKs compared with 1700's to now'n days?

Question

I have a question about kayaks, i have a project about kayaks and I have to compare the use of it in the 1700s to now and days and i cant find very many good sites, help!

Answer 1

http://www.civilisations.ca/aborig/water...

Answer 2

Try searching...Eskimos. A kayak is simply a personal watercraft built of locally available materials. Its unique feature is its water tightness. Canoes are open!

Originally kayaks were built of skin and wood/bones. Today they are built of carbon fiber or glass fiber or Kevlar and resins. Kayaks have been built of paper and varnish as well as aluminum.