[Paddlewise] efficient stroke-lifting water

When the blade goes past the hips, it is often said that lifting water 
at the end of the stroke is the tragic result. I think this is not the 
case with a proper stroke. Certainly if the boat were not moving, 
the paddler would likely be lifting water as during the acceleration 
phase of starting to propel the boat. Once the boat is moving at 
speed, the blade slices out and is pulled out lengthwise by the 
forward speed of the boat. I don't fling a blade load of water into the 
air with each stroke as if in a state of chronic acceleration.

Chuck Sutherland
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