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Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Posted By: Shawn Baker In Response To: Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE (Tim Smith)
Date: Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 5:11 p.m.
Hey Tim,
I agree with what David said about groups not being able to consistently maintain a 4-knot pace. It's cool that you can do that, though with your regular paddling partners. When you're with a different (unfamiliar) group, the nasty thing is that you have to accept a lower pace, and plan accordingly.
Shawn
Who wishes he had some hard core regular paddling partners!: 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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