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Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE

Posted By: Lee
Date: Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 7:03 p.m.

In Response To: Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE (David)

David, I don't see you and Tim at odds here, he was describing fairly benign conditions for that group "warm, calm". Now 55degree water is a different element that you added to the mix. Certainly 70 degree air, 50 degree water and rescue distances that put the person in the water for more than a minute are not worth allowing. The other scenario he describes is one or two more paddlers of similar skill for 4mph. Two or three similarly matched paddlers of the sort that paddle regularly wouldn't have much dificulty with 4mph which I think of as a brisk paddling cadence.

I do agree with you that managing a group of beginning paddlers that 2.5 mph is a realistic average. With the 5 person groups that constitute my classes all it takes is one person that can't manage steering without a rudder in 1ft waves and 10mph breeze for the average to drop to 1mph or -2.5mph (return to the cove).

Messages In This Thread

DISTANCE TO PADDLE
BERT -- Monday, 23 October 2000, at 1:29 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Ray -- Monday, 23 October 2000, at 4:52 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
The Big Legume -- Monday, 23 October 2000, at 8:29 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
M. Hamilton -- Monday, 23 October 2000, at 11:22 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
David -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 10:29 a.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Ross Leidy -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 11:16 a.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Bill Bradshaw -- Thursday, 26 October 2000, at 4:04 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
M. Hamilton -- Thursday, 26 October 2000, at 6:31 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Bill Bradshaw -- Thursday, 26 October 2000, at 11:31 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Ian Johnston -- Saturday, 28 October 2000, at 7:15 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
M. Hamilton -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 12:07 p.m.

knots per hour
Ed K. -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 1:16 p.m.

Re: knots per hour
Jed -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 2:00 p.m.

Re: knots per hour
Ross Leidy -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 3:03 p.m.

Re: knots per hour
M. Hamilton -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 3:54 p.m.

Tested my speed today
Ted -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 4:48 p.m.

Re: Tested my speed today
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 5:04 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 1:14 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Tim Smith -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 2:49 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
David -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 4:59 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Lee -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 7:03 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Tim Smith -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 10:38 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Tim Smith -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 12:29 a.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
David -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 1:49 a.m.

Re: question
Lee -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 1:49 a.m.

Re: question
David -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 11:47 a.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 5:11 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
dave mcadoo -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 5:46 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
BERT -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 6:07 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Tom Joyce -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 9:34 p.m.

Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE
Tom Dowling -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 12:47 a.m.

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