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Re: Any racers/coaches out there?

Posted By: lee
Date: Tuesday, 31 August 1999, at 11:28 a.m.

In Response To: racing kayaks (Berkeley C.)

. The Tracer is the shortest of the boats I paddle,
> accelerates the fastest and has similar top speed characteristics to the
> much longer Valhala. Why is that? Or am I not yet a strong enough paddler
> to realize the speed potential of the Valhala?

Is the tracer lighter? ergo you will accelerate to top speed quicker. It may be hard to accurately judge your speed over a distace accurately while breathing your guts out and seeing spots. I am not a racer nor fast paddler, but my experience with fast boats is that I keep paddling harder and the boat goes faster at some point my anerobic threshold is crossed and its time to back off. With a smaller lighter boat with less wetted area I paddle harder , the boat goes faster, but at some point I feel I'm pushing a lot of water before I cross that anaerobic threshold. So my guess, given the fleet of kayaks at your disposal ,is that you could work on the motor and techniqe more.

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Berkeley C. -- Thursday, 8 July 1999, at 3:03 p.m.

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Nick Schade -- Friday, 9 July 1999, at 1:22 p.m.

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Jan Gunnar Moe -- Saturday, 10 July 1999, at 6:57 a.m.

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Jan Gunnar Moe -- Saturday, 10 July 1999, at 7:11 a.m.

Re: racing kayaks
Berkeley C. -- Monday, 12 July 1999, at 2:20 p.m.

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Jan Gunnar Moe -- Saturday, 10 July 1999, at 7:32 a.m.

Re: Any racers/coaches out there?
lee -- Tuesday, 31 August 1999, at 11:28 a.m.

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