On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Niels Blaauw <niels_at_nibla.nl> wrote: > > > That minimum speed, is that just me, or does it have more victims? > > Definitely not just you! I find myself doing that a LOT when I paddle with family members. They're all working hard and I am mostly drifting along with a stroke here or there. Back in my youth I taught tennis and noticed that as you get experience in an activity and your muscles get trained you put forth much less energy than someone new to that sport. Even in my 40s I could easily wear out new players who were young and fit. Newbies would hit too hard, run too fast, stop too soon, and generally squander their energy. I suspect it works the same with kayak newbies. Although I tend to paddle fast in general (at least according to Pam) I think that you're right. The minimum speed is about 2.5 kts I think. :P Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net & www.bigboxbikes.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 Thu Apr 28 2011 - 12:48:29 PDT
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