Sea Kayaks Techniques Bulletin Board

Re: kayak

Posted By: Bill Bradshaw
Date: Tuesday, 28 May 2002, at 2:48 p.m.

In Response To: Re: kayak (Charles Cooper)

Is your kayak:

17 feet long with a 22 inch beam or
17 feet long with a 25 inch beam, etc.

In my empty plastic Necky Looksha IV I can maintain between 6.5 and 7.4 kph (3.5 nmph and 4 nmph). With a total load of about 250 pounds (175 me and 75 gear) I maintain about 5.5 kph (3 nmph).

Bill

Brought to you from beautiful Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
N 53°51.140' W 166°30.228' (WGS 84)

: All good answers from the others, but there are a few things you need to
: consider...

: What are the water conditions?
: Do you expect headwinds?
: How cold is the air; (the colder it is, the more fuel (food) you will need)?
: What load will you be carrying; day paddling or expedition?
: How fit are you?
: What is your personal physical type; sprint or endurance?
: How hard do you want to push yourself?
: How long do you need (or want) to push the pace?

: The 5 to 7 km per hour sounds reasonable, but just remember that there are a
: lot of mitigating conditions that have to be taken into account.

: coop

Messages In This Thread

kayak
mara -- Tuesday, 28 May 2002, at 1:56 a.m.

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David -- Tuesday, 28 May 2002, at 4:04 a.m.

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Robert Woodard -- Tuesday, 28 May 2002, at 4:05 a.m.

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Jed -- Tuesday, 28 May 2002, at 7:12 a.m.

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Charles Cooper -- Tuesday, 28 May 2002, at 7:59 a.m.

Re: kayak
Bill Bradshaw -- Tuesday, 28 May 2002, at 2:48 p.m.

Re: kayak
Grant G -- Tuesday, 28 May 2002, at 3:15 p.m.

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David -- Wednesday, 29 May 2002, at 3:36 a.m.

Re: kayak
Tim Mattson -- Tuesday, 28 May 2002, at 3:03 p.m.

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