On Jul 21, 2009, at 1:04 PM, Richard Culpeper wrote: > Caribou swimming speed, Caribou Eskimo kayak speed (and modern > flatwater > sprint kayak speed) are roughly comparable at the top end -- well > over 5 mph > and approaching 6 mph. FWIW, top end speed of a modern flatwater sprint kayak is in excess of 10 mph. Olympic medal winning racers will average nearly 11 mph for a kilometer. 500 meter races may be over 11.5 mph average. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/Schedule/CF.shtml I would speculate that there were probably traditional SOF kayaks that could hit similar speeds in a short sprint. Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 54 South Rd Groton, CT 06340 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 Wed Jul 22 2009 - 06:25:32 PDT
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