Nick Schade <schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com> wrote: >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? There doesn't feel to be as much drag when the paddle is accelerated rapidly through the water. Possibly the potential for ventilation (and concurrent drag loss) is higher. In forward strokes, I believe Euro paddles are more forgiving of sloppy technique (which sometimes happens with hasty, impulsive strokes). With poor technique, GP's are more susceptible to flutter and ventilation. And GP's are much more forgiving of sloppy technique when sculling and rolling. Lower tendency to dive. Most Euro paddles have very little blade buoyancy (let alone buoyancy overall), and slice and dive much easier. You can argue that Euro paddles could be made with the same blade cross-section as GP's, but in general, this is not the case commercially. The Werner Kalliste and Double Diamond are a step in this direction, but still don't perform in the same manner as a Greenland paddle, which is still more buoyant. Obviously, I'm comparing wooden GP's to composite Euros, but a carbon Superior GP is more buoyant than any of the Mitchell or Cricket euros I've felt...... These generalizations can be drawn when most available Euro paddles generally have little buoyancy or positive blade displacement. Shawn __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News - Today's headlines http://news.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 17 2002 - 07:35:57 PDT
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