Re: [Paddlewise] Baidarka thoughts

From: James Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:55:31 -0400
On Mar 9, 2007, at 9:29 PM, Doug Lloyd wrote:

> ...I've been thinking about baidarka plans for a bit of  
> inspiration. I was wondering if anyone has experience with the  
> differential between the reported fast speed of a planning baidarka  
> hull and that of a more typical Greenland SOF....

On more than one occasion in a following sea I have laid my paddle  
across the cockpit of my baidarka and relaxed. I was curious to see  
if my paddle partners could keep up at a typical cruising pace. No  
racing here keep in mind. I have yet to have anyone keep up.  The  
baidarka is an amazing machine. I think it might be compared to a  
Macintosh computer. Well loved by its owners but not to be picked up  
by the masses.  I'm keeping mine.

Jim et al
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