Re: [Paddlewise] GP Sufficient power?

From: Nick Schade <schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 19:54:30 -0400
At 9:40 AM -0700 9/16/02, Shawn Baker wrote:
>The only place the GP is
>slower is in that first acceleration stroke or two when you're really
>trying to horse the boat.

It is generally agreed that GPs don't have the ability to accelerate 
of a euro, but almost no GP users seem to think there is any 
difference once you are up to speed. What is it about GPs that when 
the force is applied to get the boat moving there is a noticeable 
difference, but when the force is applied to keep the boat moving 
there appears to be no difference? What changes between the time you 
first start and the time you are up to speed? Something must change 
to account for the difference in relative response to applied effort.
-- 
Nick Schade
Guillemot Kayaks
824 Thompson St
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(860) 659-8847
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