Re: [Paddlewise] Online paddling stroke video/demos

From: Darryl <Darryl.Johnson_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 11:32:20 -0400
> In a message dated 4/2/2005 8:14:36 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
> black-coffee2002_at_karavshin.org writes:
> 
> For as  good a book as it otherwise is, the Ralph Diaz explanation of
> good paddling  stroke style is almost all  text and is difficult for
> me to visualize  usefully.  Can anyone point to online videos or
> demonstrations of good  foldable kayak paddling strokes? 
> 
> 
> 
> A friend of mine paddles a K1 Feathercraft away and a WS Tempest at
> home.  His stroke is the same.
> 
> 
> Rob G

The only difference I can think of is if -- as I seem to recall -- 
the folding boat is somewhat wider than hardshell sea kayaks. The 
result would be that a more vertical stroke would be difficult to 
attain.

But the same applies to tandems and rec boats. It's not the "folding" 
that makes the difference, it's the "wider".

-- 
  Darryl
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