Paul wrote: >>>>...My understanding (from the museums and the books) is that the Inuit who were most concerned with speed were those from the big mid-arctic river deltas. They chased caribou swimming at 6 knots and had to catch up as well....<<<<< I'd be very skeptical of a land animal making that kind of speed in the water. It is barely possible with human paddle power and a sleek hull for support out of the water and with a paddle that moves forward in the air (rather than hooves moving forward for the next power stroke underwater). I haven't researched this (except for polar bears) but I just can't see it. Maybe 3 knots I could believe. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jul 17 2009 - 21:30:48 PDT
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