: And even if you can't feel it, that extra resistance is there or not there.
: In The Shape of the Canoe, Second Edition, John Winters writes a 2% gain
: in efficiency at 4 knots means that the paddler will gain two minutes on
: an hour. A 10% increase should then gain you somewhere around 10 minutes.
: Assuming you can sustain the same force.

Sort of what I was thinking. Not that I am really in a hurry but in a days paddling it could mount up to more distance covered. Or less time to cover the distance. Or in my case, less shoulder pain. :-)