On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Niels Blaauw <niels_at_nibla.nl> wrote: > > > ...I think kayaking is much less efficient than cycling;... > At least two decades ago Scientific American stated that the most efficient machine in the world was a fully loaded 747 jet airliner at 35000 feet (in terms of passenger miles versus BTUs burned). The second most efficient was a bicycle. :) I'm sure that airliners have become even more efficient with modern engines but the bicycle is probably right up there, still. Even so a kayak is very easy to propel at very slow speeds. I would imagine 10 watts would get a kayak to 1mph with no trouble (in no wind). I'd bet Matt Broze has some data on this somewhere. 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 - 15:13:38 PDT
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