Subject: Re: baidarka August Seakayaker - paddles
From: James Mitchell (mariner@seanet.com)
Date: Fri Jul 14 2000 - 00:54:57 EDT
Kirk, I was in such a boat tonight. Contact Lew Plummer. he has both the
"Little Raven" and the surf ski on his truck, and just paddled in a
competition alongside Greg Barton. Lew clocks in at 7 kts in LR, measured
using the GPS.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kirk Olsen <kolsen@imagelan.com>
To: baidarka <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: baidarka August Seakayaker - paddles
On Tue, 11 Jul 2000, Samson family wrote:
> Evolution, rather than detailed hydrodynamic analysis, has provided
> traditional kayaks with fantastic efficiency - notably the high speeds
> possible in baidarkas. We all remember the Bruce Lemon-built two-hole
> baidarka that won the Blackburn Challenge four or five years back, in
> competition with very high tech kevlar kayaks.
The day the tandem baidarka won was pretty nasty conditions. Head high
waves essentially broadside to the course for several miles, with 20+ mph
winds, also broadside. In my mind conditions which favor a flexible boat.
I'm pretty sure the single surf skiis were ahead of the tandem baidarka, but
the most recent surf ski winners have all been exceptional paddlers (the
last few years worth of surf ski winners are on the current US National
kayak team).
I've yet to paddle a baidarka which I can paddle faster than my surf ski.
I'm very interested in finding a skin/frame boat and paddle combination
faster than my surf ski with a wing paddle - I just haven't found either.
kirk
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