Re: [Paddlewise] Roof Racks

From: Scott Ives <ssives_at_erols.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 14:14:22 -0500
I'm no wind tunnel engineer, but I would think that you would be
REDUCING air drag by having the kayaks angled down slightly.  Isn't
this  like the "wedge" shape that fast cars have?


  - Scott
A Burton wrote:
> 
> Therefore the bow slants downward at (total guess) maybe 10 or
> 15 degrees..... 
> 
>
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