Nick Schade wrote: > The energy applied to the water increases with the square of your > velocity. So the faster you go, the higher the energy you are applying > to the water and the harder you have to paddle. Hull speed is when you > reach a point on the velocity/energy curve where the energy required > to go faster starts to climb steeply and your additional power does > not add much additional speed. Great explanation. The speed power curve is a quadratic function and it'll get vertical very fast. Just plot 5 points on a piece of graph paper (1,1) (2,4) (3,9) (4,16) and (5,25) and you'll be convinced. John *************************************************************************** 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 Dec 11 2002 - 11:11:42 PST
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