On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:31:25 GMT, Brian Nystrom wrote:
Worrying about the most efficient cadence is
rather pointless when you're throwing away massive amounts of energy due
to an inefficient boat.

That is true, but I applaud Paul's effort in trying to better his
forward stroke. Buying a better, faster boat is easy, perfecting the
forward stroke is not. And no matter what boat he gets, the issue of
forward stroke and cadence will still be there.

BTW, I really appreciate your input Brian, as well as Paul's
statements regarding muscle fatigue. You guys are great and Brian I
have enjoyed your posts in pnet as well. I mostly just read these
posts, but though I would comment this time.

Regarding maximum hull speed I have been thinking of an experiment. It
would be nice to tow a kayak at different speeds and measure the tow
line force. I would love to see the speed vs. force curve for a
variety of kayaks. The towing would have to be done is such a way
that the kayak in tow is not in the wake of the towing boat. It would
show how closely the maximum hull speed formula in Brians link applies
to kayaks. Does anybody know if this has ever been done?

Lou