At 12:24 AM 7/23/02 -0700, Matt Broze wrote: >Any more ideas on how each stroke can move the >boat the same distance but one paddle is easier than the other so that more >strokes can be taken to move the kayak faster using the same effort? The only thing I can think of is that boat speed through the water must have something to do with it. When the boat speed is low and the paddler is applying lots of effort, the higher aspect ration blade with more slippage is not going to be as efficient. However, as boat speed increases to the point where its closer to the paddle speed, slippage becomes less of a factor -- or, at least, so I surmise. Going back to my other post, where I talked about paddling into a steep wind, would this account for the high stroke rate and not going anywhere? Again, just guessing blindly into the face of people that know what they're talking about. -- Wes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 23 2002 - 05:49:38 PDT
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