From: Steve Brown [mailto:steve_at_brown-web.net] wrote: >>>>I don't think it's a mystery. Even amateur cyclists in good condition can produce significant fractions of a horsepower for significant periods of time with their legs. <<<<<< Top paddlers use their legs as well. I wonder how a tug-of-war would go with a rower and an efficient screw propeller boat. I used to have one of those, a Sea Saber, I wish I hadn't sold it. I could try it in a tug-of-war now if I still had it. I'll bet it could beat the Mirage in a tug-of-war with the right prop. It could beat a double scull by many lengths in a 1000 meter race. One won the Cross Sound race for several years in a row back in the early 1980's. Matt Broze www.marinerkayaks.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 Mon Aug 30 2004 - 06:59:39 PDT
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