At 7:29 PM -0400 7/24/98, Larry Bliven wrote: >i have seen wing paddles that are spoon shaped, with a hook on the top >edge... >does that profile help maintain a laminar flow around the paddle and thus >reduce eddy production? The curled over edge is to help make an foil shape of the blade. Originally they tried solid paddles of the desired shape, but they were too heavy. They found they could get the same effect buy make the shape you have seen. The space behind the curl is filled with water and this creates a "solid" foil. Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks c/o Newfound Woodworks, 67 Danforth Brook Rd, Bristol, NH 03222 (603) 744-6872 Schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ >>>>"It's not just Art, It's a Craft!"<<<< *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Jul 26 1998 - 19:46:02 PDT
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