[Paddlewise] LightFoot

Certainly Gordon Lightfoot is one of kathy's favorite singers
however
since it's winter in the northern hemisphere, i'm thinking about execise
equivalence.

in particular the speed vs resistance number that is given for kayaks so
that we get an idea of how easy/hard it is to propel them throw water. For
example, see a SeaKayaker magazine review that provide resistance numbers in
*pounds.* the values at 5-6 knots are usually in the range of 5 to 14
pounds.

What does that mean?

if all of our effort goes to our feet against the foot pegs, can we expect
to feel 5 to 14 pounds? that seems like a light load... and my legs feel
much too tired after an outing for me to easliy accept that i just been
pushing a load of a few pounds... after all, when i walk, i have 100's of
pounds trying to push my feet through the ground.

so what gives with the LightFoot speed vs resistance numbers?


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