Subject: Re: [baidarka] baidarka speeds
From: William Nettles (netttles@adelphia.net)
Date: Fri Sep 17 2004 - 20:37:18 EDT
I'm curious what 'pumping the legs' refers to. Is this like pushing back
with your legs to get more out of pulling an oar?
Also the arm bone rugature (I think this is the word) of the Aleut paddlers
was supposed to be the greatest on record (Dyson). Rugature is how a bone
gets thicker and stronger where the muscles attach to it. This means that
you wouldn't stand a chance arm wrestling an Aleut kayaker.
I'm curious if the rugature of their leg bones might reflect something they
habitually did on the water (as opposed to walking, carrying loads...)
BTW I too am fascinated by and appreciate being able to read, the level of
information being discussed here. I'm also a newbie, working on my first
'yak a stripper.
I'm very interested in the paddle discussion/designs because I got
tendonitus from swimming and don't want to repeat the experience with some
poorly designed fat store bought paddle.
> From: Bill <me@billmercer.com>
> Reply-To: baidarka@paddlewise.net
> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:57:55 -0700
> To: baidarka@paddlewise.net
> Subject: Re: [baidarka] baidarka speeds
>
> You know, I'm wondering what effect leg motion has on speeds. Those
> olympic racing kayaks all seem to have large, open cockpits, allowing
> the pilot to pump his/her legs fully--as do surf skiis. Does anybody
> know if this makes a difference in terms of speed and power? I know
> that I sometimes feel like my thighs are held down by the deckbeam.
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