Hello paddle people I'm new to kayaking and to this list. I was surfing the web looking for paddling information and ran across you. I'm enjoying the posts and it's looking like a good place to learn about kayaking until the lakes thaw and I can do some real paddling. I stepped in at the middle of a discussion about cheap plastic vs expensive kevlar boats. I had to chuckle because I've heard this argument in other sports that rely on hardware. Be it dirt bike enduros, skiing, tennis, skateboarding or a dozen others there is always this argument about how much you need to spend on equipment to do it right. It's been my experience that the people with the expensive equipment are often not the ones with the skills to use it or the enthusiasm to appreciate it...they just have the biggest checkbook and the need to look good. I bought "cheap" plastic boats...Heritage Seadarts...one for me and one so I'd have a better chance to have someone to go with me. I could have bought one "good" one...and may someday if I'm enthused and skilled enough to use it...but for me the point of doing it is to have fun...not to look good. To me two plastics are worth one kevlar any day. So now that that's out of the way I have a real question. To achieve maximum efficiency and speed should the pointy end be in the front or the back? *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
There ya' go. First post and you try to start a " Swedeform VS Fishform" controversy From: "David Seales" <dseal_at_ntplx.com> > Hello paddle people . > So now that that's out of the way I have a real question. To achieve > maximum efficiency and speed should the pointy end be in the front or the back? > > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> So now that that's out of the way I have a real question. To achieve >maximum efficiency and speed should the pointy end be in the front or the back? Point it down. Definitely down. It goes faster that way. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 08:08 PM 3/3/00 -0500, Bob Volin wrote: >> So now that that's out of the way I have a real question. To achieve >>maximum efficiency and speed should the pointy end be in the front or the >back? > At 08:08 PM 3/3/00 -0500, Bob Volin wrote: > >Point it down. Definitely down. It goes faster that way. for a kayak you need a pointy end front and back, unless it is a SOT Dana *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
David Seales wrote: > > Hello paddle people > I'm new to kayaking and to this list. > So now that that's out of the way I have a real question. To achieve > maximum efficiency and speed should the pointy end be in the front or the back? If you have been on the list long enough you would have noticed that one of the biggest nemesis of a sea kayaker is wind. When you get better you will learn that the best way to deal with it is to paddle upside down in order to create the least wind resistance. It is also the best position for trolling. :-) ralph -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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