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Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Posted By: Tim Smith In Response To: DISTANCE TO PADDLE (BERT)
Date: Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 2:49 p.m.
Bert,
I tend to agree with Shawn.
Some things I would add.
When I paddle with one or two people of similar speed, we tend to paddle about 4mph(Not knots). In larger groups this does slow down some. One thing I have noticed that seems somewhat ironic. When the route demands a tighter group and stricter schedule, the group seems to paddle slower. I think this is a result of the slower paddlers 'relaxing' because the faster paddlers are sticking closer. This in turn causes the faster paddlers to slow even more. In forgiving conditions, i.e. warm, calm, lake paddling, the group spreads out quite a bit and this tends to 'motivate' the slower paddlers. In a nutshell, for a demanding route with limited time, stick with paddlers whose ability you are familiar with.
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