[Paddlewise] touring boats

hi Craig,

>On one 4 mile crossing in fairly rough seas, I noted a speed made good of
almost 5 knots, and I wasn't in any real hurry!  

> Anyone else paddle this boat or one similar to it?  I miss the speed and
agility but
I don't want to give up the comfort of my current boat.

i also enjoy a little speed mixed with comfort. Kathy recently gave me a
Speedmate Surf speedometer to attach to my artic hawk. it has a magnetic
impeller mounted on the hull that sends an AC signal (wireless) to a deck
mounted readout(speed, distance traveled, duration). what i like about the
unit is that it lets you see where your stroke is efficient and where it
needs improvement. for me, the right side is a bit weeker ..unless i pay
attention. it's also interesting on closed circuits to see the effects of
currents and wind... with a heart rate monitor, the info starts to compete
with bird watching.

at any rate, the artic hawk is comfortable enough for me and easily cruises
at 5 mph (all day). at 5.25 i'm working. goal is 5.5-5.75 for 2 hr
duration. i've had the boat at 7 mph for exactly 1 stroke... it gets tough
above 6.

bottom line, artic hawk goes ok and Speedmate lets you see what's
happening... it's had quite a bit of discussion on outrigger listserver.
anyone else playing with a Speedmate or heart rate monitors?

bye bye
bliven
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