Doesn't work that way. For example, if people paddle out of sync in a dragon boat, the boat does not move anywhere nearly as quickly as if they are paddling in sync. Canoes, kayaks and rowing shells work more like cross-country skis and ice skates, where the glide is very important. Kick and glide . . . stoke and glide . . . You don't get the glide if you don't get the kick, and you don't get the kick unless you are in sync. Richard Culpeper -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net] On Behalf Of Niels Blaauw I think there's something more to the non-uniform power of the rowers than just the gaps in their power-output. They slide back and forth in their boat, constantly pushing the boat over its hull speed and slowing back down with just their moving mass. That can't be good. Perhaps rowers shouldn't row in sync to avoid that problem - they'd just have to find a way not to bump into each other and get their paddles tangled. *************************************************************************** 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 Sun May 01 2011 - 19:07:52 PDT
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