RE: [Paddlewise] Did Hobie Cat sucker punch top racers?

From: Margot Pantalone <mpantalo_at_tennessee.edu>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:24:28 -0400
PeterO wrote:

>Another factor could be if the boats were oscillating back and forth because
>of the relatively infrequent kayak stroke vs the more frequent flipper
>stroke.

It looks as if there could have been oscillation. Hobie Cat has a 
video of a Mirage in a tug of war against a double at 
http://www.hobiecat.com/kayaking/miragedrive.html, and there's 
oscillation in that battle. The boats look somewhat similar, as well.

Margot



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