In a message dated 8/14/2003 12:28:27 PM Central Daylight Time, kork4_at_cluemail.com writes: I tried 4 paddles a 218 cm Lightning Ultralight with Struer blades, a 7 foot Cricket greenland paddle, a bow paddle may 220 cm long (http://home.comcast.net/~jkolsen/html/paddle.html) and a Bratcha II Wing paddle. > Lightning 6.4 Kph cruising speed 7.45 Kph peak speed. > Greenland 5.95 Kph cruising speed 7.3 Kph peak speed. > Bow 6.1 Kph cruising speed 7.3 Kph peak speed. > Wing 6.85 Kph cruising speed 8.3 Kph peak speed. > Kirk, I spend time between various paddles, also. I am curious as to know how well fitted the Greenland Paddle is to your body and boat dimensions. For instance, though I still use my 7 foot, or 84", or 215 cm, Cricket GP, I noticed when I built my own for my own body dimensions, my speed improved. Of course, being more mindful of technique was more important. My GP made on Chuck Holst's plans ended up being a foot longer with a loom stretched 3" beyond Cricket's standard of 19". You might fit the Cricket perfectly, but the question is worth asking. That Bow paddle is a strange looking affair. What's the story behind that? Why the curved shaft? Any benefits to it? Rob G *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Aug 14 2003 - 11:23:13 PDT
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