Interesting results, you should also try that with a skinny native paddle. Also consider that a kayak sprint racer has a different requirement than a long distance or touring kayaker, it is not appropriate to compare what is successful with a racer and assume it will work well for recreational touring. (It is like comparing the fuel economy and top speed of a drag racer with Honda Civic, both do their job well, but they are designed to maximize VERYdifferent results). The paddle has to be optimized for each condition for it to work well, though that is not to say that touring paddles do not have a lot of room for improvement. Peter >>> Paul Grant <paragrant_at_webtv.net> 07/15/02 03:14PM >>> I paddled 1 mile course using two different paddles, a Lindyl (sp?) that is 218cm. long with a 44cm x 20.5cm blade and a Whetstone that is 220 cm with a 44x17 blade. Lindyl Whetstone cadence 70 spm 80 spm avg sp 4.6 mph 5.3 mph max sp 5.9 6.1 *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jul 18 2002 - 21:32:20 PDT
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