Re: [Paddlewise] Baidarka thoughts

From: Nick Schade <nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:58:33 -0400
For those who want to see some of the video you can check http:// 
www.pbs.org/saf/previous/watchonline203.htm
Nick


On Mar 10, 2007, at 7:17 AM, John Winters wrote:

> Doug Lloyd  wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Has anyone documented that these boats could plane? I have Dyson's  
> video and it is clear that the boat in question did not plane even  
> when paddled by an Olympic paddler.

Nick Schade

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