From: Kenneth Cooperstein >Indeed the 12 knot shell I was referring to would be an eight, which can easily keep up this pace for a three mile race. The reason it has difficulty maneuvering is not because everyone is facing aft (the cox faces forward and he steers) but because the hull is very long and the rudder is very small. A single can do the same course at approximately eight knots. <snip> =========== the oar folks are fast for sure. in the 13 mile Wye Island race on MD Eastern shore there is a mix of shells, kayaks and canoes. i have adopted a biking accessory, a glasses mounted rear view mirror. once in an open channel, an 8 man quietly came up on me from behind. the first i knew of it was when the oar blades starting scraping the right side of my canoe (which happened to be where my paddle was too!) i ducted and all ended ok... race officials gave the 8 man a stern warning. i think i still hold the solo canoe fastest time for that race... no one else has been dumb enough to do it in a solo... it's generally a bit rough for real racing canoes. cu 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 Thu Jun 03 1999 - 02:38:11 PDT
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