Message-Id: <9503142103.AA12983@st.unocal.com>
From: stssram@st.unocal.com (Bob Myers)
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 13:03:31 -0800
In-Reply-To: Guillemot@aol.com
To: baidarka@imagelan.com, gdyson@henson.cc.wwu.edu
Subject: Re: Traditional Kayak Designs
On Mar 13, 22:00, Guillemot@aol.com wrote:
} Subject: Re: Traditional Kayak Designs
>
> It strikes me with my limited experience with a relatively narrow
> "traditional" style paddle, that it would require a whirl-wind stroke rate to
> produce and maintain a high speed with one of these paddles.
Odd. I find my stroke rate is only a little faster - maybe 10-20% - when I
use a narrow traditional style paddle. I've compared my pace with others
with modern-stype wide paddles while traveling at the same speeds.
-- Bob Myers Unocal Tech. & Ops. I. S. Support Internet: Bob.Myers@st.unocal.com P. O. Box 68076 Phone: [714] 693-6951 Anaheim, California 92817-8076