Re: [Paddlewise] Pro's and Con's of the "Swede Form"

Hi all, apologies if I'm a bit out of date with this thread, but I thought the
following, posted to uk.rec.boats.paddle on Sunday, might be of interest to those
recently discussing the wave making characteristics of submarines.

Cheers

Colin Calder
57º19'N  2º10'W

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>Author:Simon Dawson <simondsn_at_dircon.co.uk>
>Date:1999/06/12
>Forum:uk.rec.boats.paddle
>
>When I used to work in the Royal Navy I was in submarines, and we used
>to get dolphins (or porpoises) surfing the bow wave.

>The nuclear boats have a huge bulbous bow, and when going at speed
>underwater you get a big cushion of water, just like on a big rock in
>a rapid, only in three dimensions. Even over two hundred feet
>underwater you could track the dolphins on sonar, riding on the bow
>wave, shooting from side to side, and seeming to squeal with joy.

>I used to watch the sonar trace for hours (you could see their tracks
>on the screen, and listen to the noises they made as well). Because of
>my surfing and canoeing experience I felt I could really empathise
>with what they were doing, and know a lot of how they felt. My
>colleagues thought I was mad.



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