Re: [Paddlewise] Arctic Sea Kayak Race, Norway

From: Dan Hagen <dan_at_hagen.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 12:39:57 -0800
Niilo Alhovaara wrote:

> ...  Last year it took all in all 20 hours for
> the Race winner to paddle the total distance of roughly 200 km. ...

Ouch!  That's 10 kilometers per hour (duh!), which works out to about
6.2 mph (statute miles per hour), which is just under 5.4 knots.  Now I
remember why I don't race...   :-)

Dan Hagen

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