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Re: Yes, GGGGRR.....
Posted By: Ian Johnston In Response To: Yes, GGGGRR..... (David Dick)
Date: Monday, 14 February 2000, at 9:41 p.m.
> The moral is, if you are competitive, contunued obsessing is appropriate.
> If you are not, you'll find you can launch with friends in boats of widely
> varing hull speeds and condition and still get to your destination
> together.Maybe, but I will take my 18'X 23" Arluk III and you can take my 13.5'X 29" Osprey, and we will see if we can detect a difference.
When my brother started kayaking we did just this. He could not believe that design had any bearing on speed and performance. I paddled less than 50% of the time and, you are right, we did get to our destination at the same time.
One of us was smiling and one was not a happy camper!!! Which do you think I was? {:o) (a subtle hint)
Design improvements become more obvious as your skill level increases and I think that the original designers were far better kayakers than we will ever become.
Ian
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