>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? :-) I used a GPS. It is pretty accurate for such things. Again it is "ground" speed not speed through the water. -- 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 Sat Jan 19 2002 - 11:40:57 PST
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