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Michael Daly

wrote:

I'm not sure about the loading but he made the argument that one man
trying to paddle a double alone would not gain an advantage from its
extra length. It would actually have more drag.

Then maybe you should have pointed that out. I looked at your subject and
commented on the comparison of the 15' and the 17'. The double is 18'6".

It is widely assumed that longer kayaks are faster. Folks like me are
frequently pointing out that this is not always true. One person in the double
compared to one person in the single shows such an example.

Trying to express the performance of a three-dimensional object in water using a
single parameter will always fail.

Mike