I am 58 years old and when touring I cruise about 4 miles per hour with
a loaded boat. I am considered very physically fit by the people I
participate in outdoors sports with and I can do 40 mile days but there
is no fun in it. There is no time to look around and no time to relax
in camp, etc. I usually plan my days on the water to start about 7:00
a.m. in the morning and end by noon. This means I plan my camps around
15 miles of kayaking a day. This way I get into camp, setup, have a
lunch, then hike or take out my empty (lighter) kayak and spend time
exploring the local area. You tour to have fun not see how far you can
go in a day.
--
Bill

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

Lord Nerd on High wrote:
Just wondering what the average distance one could kayak in day, or
rather eight hour period? Nothing too intense and under normal
weather conditions. With hiking it's about 10 miles, biking is about
40 miles. Is kayaking somewhere in between?

My friends and I were thinking of kayaking on Lake Champlaign in
Vermont this summer and part of the plan would be to kayak up to some
of the norther islands that allow for camping. I guess I'm just
trying to figure out how far south we have to be to provide a good
day's journey, though nothing that would wipe out inexperienced, yet
fit, 32 year olds.