on 2/8/03 5:38 pm, PaddleWise at owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net wrote: > Dave asked (snip): >> Having been a pretty avid white-water and coastal kayaker as a teenager...I > have recently purchased a Perception Acadia Expedition...Anyway, over the > last few weeks I've gotten myself to the stage where I'm managing paddles of > about two to three hours, but I'm then finding myself running into a brick > wall You need to develop a forward paddling stroke that essentially uses your back (Lats) rather than your arms... The most efficient style tends to have a 'higher' vertical style as opposed to a low horizontal style (wind permitting!) and if done properly can be done all day without undue effort. You probably need to coach to teach you the finer points. A friend and myself almost circumnavigated Rona and Raasay (West Coast of Scotland) in a day a few weeks ago, but had to get off the water after 12 hours because the wind blew too strong for us to make headway, up until that point we were still paddling well over 5 knots... *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Aug 03 2003 - 09:33:11 PDT
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