I don't see anything inherently faster in a "baidarka" than a "greenland" design. The terms are too general. It is like saying kayaks are faster than canoes and then expecting a Keowee to beat an Olympic sprint canoe. It is the design of the specific example that matters, not the arbitrarily determined style of design they fall into. While "baidarkas" tend to have fuller ends than "greenland" designs, there is no universal law forcing that to be the case. If you want a "greenland" boat with a rounder bottom, just design and build it that way. The design of the hull is under the control of the designer, what is above the waterline is just styling. Many different styles can be attached to the same efficient below-water hull shape. Most of this styling will have little or no effect on the flat-water speed of the boat, beyond the differences in weight and windage you might get. If you want a fast kayak, work on a good hull shape and then feel free to style it as you see fit. The boat shape above the waterline will effect handling in rough water, but the modeling software does not try to predict this. At 2:47 PM -0800 3/3/01, Matt Broze wrote: >I'm sure the Baidarka would be faster, rounder bottoms and fuller volume >ends underwater would be the major reasons. -- Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Mar 05 2001 - 06:58:27 PST
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