In a message dated 5/14/2001 9:59:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com writes: > However shorter boats can have less drag at a given speed because > most of the time the primary source of drag is the skin friction of > water molecules moving against the hull of the boat. This drag is > related to the wetted surface area of the boat. More wet surface, > more drag. Shorter boats typically have less wetted surface and are > I really do try to follow these discussions on boat and paddle physics, even though a lot of it is clearly over my head. I always though the wetted area of a boat was the result of the weight of the boat and how much water it displaced -- not the length. Is that not correct? Just wondering, Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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 May 14 2001 - 13:11:28 PDT
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