--- Kevin Whilden <kevin_at_yourplanetearth.org> wrote: >A couple of questions for you though... what kayak were you paddling, >and did you tell the swimmer to kick? Hi Kevin, I was paddling my old Perception Pirouette...I figured I wanted all the hull speed I could get for the race. I usually paddle a Dagger Redline. In retrospect, the guys who won the race were actually in rodeo boats, and they surfed the waves out of the eddies...making the ferry across a lot easier than those of us who tried to muscle across. Another problem I had was that the swimmer was trying to hold both his boat and paddle. I told him to hand me his paddle and I doubled up our paddles so he could simply hang onto both boats. I think this cut my power a bit, too. >However, if the swimmer kicks hard, their body rises to the surface and >becomes much easier to tow. I'd never thought of this--thanks for the beta. Shawn Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jun 04 2002 - 07:08:41 PDT
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