RE: [Paddlewise] You do the math.......

Sorry John - you have only gone 3 miles - you need to have gone 6.  You were
on the right track though.

I've lost track of all of the answers but I come up with 4 hours and 45
minutes.  I'm assuming that once you stop paddling you immediately drift
backwards at 1 mph.  Must be using an unfeathered paddle?

Now back to my pudding.....



-----Original Message-----
From: John Waddington [mailto:waddinj_at_recorder.ca]
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 4:54 PM
To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] You do the math.......


Hal Levine wrote:
> 
> In a perfect world,  let's say you are planning to paddle a linear
> distance of six (6) miles at three (3)  miles per hour against a one (1)
> mile per hour current how long should it take you if you don't stop?
> How long will it take if you take a five (5) minute rest break every
> fifteen (15) minutes (just stop paddling and let the current have its
> way)?
> Practical math or practically magic?
>

I get 2 hours and 15 minutes.  After 15 minutes you have paddled 0.5
(6/12) miles.  You then drift back 0.083+ (1/12) miles leaving you at
0.415+ or 5/12 miles after 20 minutes.  After 1 hour you are at 3 times
this or 1.25 (1 1/4) miles.  After 2 hours you are at 2.5 (2 1/2)
miles.  In the next 15 minutes you paddle 0.5 (1/2) and are there
without having to drift back.

John
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