Re: [Paddlewise] surfing and hard chines

From: John Blackburn <digipixs_at_erols.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 11:19:16 -0800
Nick Said:

> However, by this definition I think some surfing
> kayaks plane. I've measured ground speeds of over 20 mph while
> surfing and at the point of acceleration, the bow tends to drop down
> the wave and the boat takes off.

How are you able to measure speed?  That sounds like a difficult but interesting
thing to do.

Do you use a radar gun from shore or a GPS?  That's about all I could think of.
How does one go about picking up a used radar gun anyway?  Any health risks to
the paddlers you're zaping?  :-)

John Blackburn
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