At 05:45 PM 13/09/2004 -0400, Kirk Olsen wrote: >I would suggest modifying your proposed test to using a sling of some >form instead of the saw horse, .... I'd like to suggest using a sling shot. The kayaks (SOF,SOT,Kevlar,Carbon,Wood, Fiberglass and any other material) could be fired from the sling shot out into the open ocean. Fired first from the beach we could get an actual real speed for each boat thus laying to rest the arguments over which material and hull shape is the fastest. Then we could fire them from say an elevation of 20 feet to simulate riding down a Tsunami into a dumping beach. I'm sure further discussions could be resolved using this testing technique as well - such as which flies further a CRCA Level 4 kayaker, a BCU 4 Star or the equivalent ACA flier er I mean kayaker. Your ever serious servant Gordin *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 13 2004 - 16:41:43 PDT
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