Re: [Paddlewise] paddles

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Dear padling friends, now I dont know much about thie tecknical side of
padles but feel that we are missing somthing.
You guys are all talking about the padle standing still in the water and the
boat moving and that is also what I tell my students but, the eskimo padle
has a completly different form and modern padles, here the water easely
moves past the padle it is this movement (slippage) thatproduces the
propulsion. I do not quite understand it but it must be simmular to swimming
where you maintain a space between your fingers where the water can flow
trough.

I maight have it all wrong but I am sure that som of you tech wizards can
clearefy this

best regards from Denmark
Lenze Middelberg
Havkajakcenter Svendborg
Skaregårdsvej 9 Skovballe
DK5700 Svendborg
(+45) 62541920
lenze_at_naturtur.dk
www.havkajakcenter.dk
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