At 8:12 PM -0700 7/27/98, K. Whilden wrote: >On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, Julio MacWilliams wrote: >> The thing that became very annoying about the positive angle, however, >> was the loud 'ploupf' that the paddle makes when entering the >> water with positive angles. The original negative angle stroke >> is completely silent. > >I've heard from George that the end of the paddle needs to approximate the >shape of a very well used bar of soap, and that will minimize the >splooshing as each end enters the water. It seems to work for me as well. > A nicely rounded tip does make a real difference in the amount of noise you get on paddle entry. My first experiment had a square end and it was very noisy. My next paddle I made with a rounded end. Much quieter. Nick 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 06:50 PM 7/28/98 -0400, you wrote: >At 8:12 PM -0700 7/27/98, K. Whilden wrote: >>On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, Julio MacWilliams wrote: >> >>I've heard from George that the end of the paddle needs to approximate the >>shape of a very well used bar of soap, and that will minimize the >>splooshing as each end enters the water. >Nick Schade >Guillemot Kayaks > Wasn't this George. . . I'm passing up most of this paddle theory thread in favor of just gliding across the water with what feels right. ______________________________ George Bergeron, Secretary '99 Oswego Heritage Council http://www.europa.com/~heritage/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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