Thanks Nick. Sorry you had to go over Displacement 101. Maybe you can see how I was a bit confused with Dyson's assertions stirring the waters, me being gullible. I guess the only planing hulls kayakers paddle would be the flat bottomed white water river yaks. Though I'm sure they are perhaps not true planing hulls, though I think I've planed down a few Pacific swell wave faces. -). > 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 > > Guillemot Kayaks > 824 Thompson St > Glastonbury, CT 06033 > USA > Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 > http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 12 2007 - 15:53:11 PDT
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