At 11:22 AM 7/24/02 -0400, John Winters wrote: >I can think of one good example where the paddle cause a lack of headway in >head winds. Suppose when paddling into a heavy head wind the windage etc. >slows you to a crawl. Frustrated you add more power. If your paddle is too >small then it might ventilate and the thrust diminishes accordingly. In this >case the harder you work the worse off you are because the paddle simply >ventilates more. OK, that make sense -- and I suppose a narrower paddle, regardless of aspect ratio, would be more prone to ventilation than a wider one, right? Thanks, John. Sorry I'm not a technical type. Sometimes this stuff has to be spelled out in big letters for me. -- 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 Wed Jul 24 2002 - 09:34:09 PDT
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