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Re: What rules result in
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 3/5/1999, 2:11 pm
In Response To: even better picture - weird looking though! (Brian T. Cunningham)

Racing kayaks are often saddled with a minimum width rule. Since they want to put the paddle in as near the boat as possible, they move the widest point behind the paddler. Notice that this point is completely out of the water. The boats would look normal if they didn't need to live under the rules.

> Angular isn't it?

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Racing Kayaks source
Brian T. Cunningham -- 3/5/1999, 1:05 pm
Re: Racing Kayaks source
John Lange -- 3/5/1999, 2:49 pm
even better picture - weird looking though!
Brian T. Cunningham -- 3/5/1999, 1:10 pm
Re: What rules result in
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/5/1999, 2:11 pm
They also stand up to paddle
Brian T. Cunningham -- 3/5/1999, 4:06 pm
Re: They also stand up to paddle
Hans Friedel -- 3/5/1999, 5:35 pm
That was John Lange
Brian T. Cunningham -- 3/5/1999, 5:53 pm
Re: That was John Lange
John Lange -- 3/5/1999, 7:00 pm