I thought you're model was a good way to show that PE can propel a kayak, but I don't think it mimics true paddle mechanics of the human very well. If you're putting in 30 watts to raise your paddle, I would think only a fraction of that would find itself going to forward motion. Mark On 4/28/2011 1:34 PM, Niels Blaauw wrote: > You must have missed my calculations. In my own stroke, analyzed in my > own video, I put close to 30 watts into lifting the paddle, while 30 > watts drive a kayak at a speed of 2 kts. > There will be losses, but still: 30 watts is a significant amount of > power. *************************************************************************** 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 - 14:36:39 PDT
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