I'd go with Barton, at speed -- he gets a whole body effort into the paddle. OTOH, if the flipper boat had an efficient screw drive with a propeller tuned for the racer and the top speed of the craft, I suspect the Mirage might stun any paddler. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR ----- Original Message ----- Matt Broze wrote: > What do Paddlewiser's think? Do you have any other speculations as to why a > two time Olympic gold medal winner lost the tug of war to the flipper boat > or what would happen in an identical hull race? *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Aug 28 2004 - 18:56:18 PDT
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