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Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE

Posted By: Bill Bradshaw
Date: Thursday, 26 October 2000, at 4:04 p.m.

In Response To: Re: DISTANCE TO PADDLE (Ross Leidy)

I GPS all of my kayaking trips. I save my tracks to my personal computer and then load them into a plotting program (www.oziexplorer.com) so that I can review my course. The program also allows me to play back the track so I can watch my speed as I traveled around the course. I mainly paddle with an unfeathered paddle. For some reason never liked using a feathered paddle. I own a plastic Necky Looksha IV. I average when paddling by myself between 4.2 and 4.4 miles an hour which compares pretty closely to yours. I notice that when I am paddling with others the average speed drops to between 3.0 and 3.5 mph.

Brought to you from Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

: I was curious how fast I paddled, so I took my GPS with me for a reservoir
: paddle in the Guillemot using a Greenland paddle. I found that with a
: steady cadence (but not strained) I could maintain 3.9-4.0 mph for long
: distances. For sprints, I couldn't get any faster than 5.0 mph (and that
: was peak), at least with the Greenland paddle. With a lazy, but steady
: cadence I moved along at 3.2-3.5 mph.

: Someday I'll try varying the paddle and boat and see what kind of numbers I
: get.

: Ross

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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