About a week ago someone asked about what sort of stroke rate racers use. This past weekend I did a 20+ mile open water race (http://www.blackburnchallenge.com) using a single outrigger canoe (http://www.outriggerconnection.com/One_man/Stingray/stingray.html). About 7 miles into the race I was passed by the lead pack of surf skiis and racing kayaks (start times for the classes are staggered). I normally paddle a canoe at about 65 strokes a minute. Greg Barton, the eventual winner, was doing slightly less than twice as many strokes as I was - so my estimate is his stroke rate was between 100 and 110. He did the race in the Epic 18' touring kayak, finishing in 2:41, six minutes ahead of the surf skiis and about an hour before me ;-) kirk *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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