Dirk Barends wrote: > > John Winter Wrote: > >Ships flex and it has been shown that the flex reduces resistance. > > Does more flex means less resistance? > > Are white water (downriver) racing boats flexible, or should they benefit > if they where built flexible? > Andy Bridge, who's been building race boats for several years, says not. Here's the description of the three Dagger wildwater racing layups: Racing Ultra Foam core deck with a Spheretex hull. Our stiffest lay-up for the racer who wants the best. S-glass, Kevlar, Carbon, Foam and Epoxy construction. Standard Racing Foam core deck with a Kevlar hull. Stiff deck with a tough hull. Best overall lay-up for stiffness and impact resistance. S-glass, Kevlar, Roam and Epoxy construction. Training Foam core deck. Same stiff deck as the Standard Racing lay-up but with extra layers of Kevlar in the deck and hull. A very durable lay-up, especially good for beginners and occasional racers. S-glass, Kevlar, Foam and Epoxy construction. If John's right, have racers been paying extra for something they don't need? Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 20 2000 - 16:58:04 PST
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