On Thu, Jul 23, 1998 at 02:18:41PM -0700, Julio MacWilliams wrote: > Racing is different because races normally take place in ideal and > controlled conditions. Racing boats are not designed to roll and move around > rocks and waves, neither racing paddles. Racing gear is designed to > maximize the efficiency of the human body motion to move forward in > ideal conditions. What? Race boats, at least slalom racing boats, *are* designed for precisely that purpose. Same for the paddles; and the designs of both represent attempts to maximize speed and maneuverability simultaneously. Which means compromises have to be made: slalom boats aren't as fast as downriver/wildwater boats in a straight line, but they turn far easier (flat-spins or pivots). Similar comments can be made about creek racing boats, where the important design criteria are shifted somewhat toward the safety issues involved. And so on onto flatwater/sprint racing boats, marathon boats, and so on. ---Rsk Rich Kulawiec rsk_at_gsp.org *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 23 1998 - 19:03:08 PDT
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