<< I had the opportunity to test out my skills in some difficult conditions this Sunday... winds were 27 knots with frequent gusts that reached 37 knots (according to a local measurement station). >> to which, TomCkayak wrote: I have paddled down wind in these conditions but a ture 27 knot wind will stop you dead and a ture 37 knots can push you backwards. *************************************************************************** i have paddled a solo canoe on tidal rivers with flat shorelines. in that boat, 27 kt stops me and 37 kt pushes me backwards. In a cross wind situation, 42 kt gusts kick me and the boat sideways about a foot per gust....winds from *local measurement station* *local measurement station* winds can be unrepresentative of paddle site conditions. particularly when one is longer fetch open water and the other is a tidal river or marsh. the choice of hats is critical for high wind paddling... bye bye bliven *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 10 1999 - 04:04:44 PST
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