Michael Daly wrote:


Research on texturing the hulls of sailboats has found that there
is no advantage unless the vessel is sailed on a single tack
with specific conditions. What makes the hull fast in one
configuration doesn't work in another.


I imagine there are an infinite variety of textures that can be
utilized, micro divots and scallops, directional alignment, etc. I can
imagine "smart finishes" where texture changes to accommodate changes
in pressure and flows.





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On 20-Jun-2005, Frederick Burroughs wrote:

I can
imagine "smart finishes" where texture changes to accommodate changes
in pressure and flows.

Keep imagining. Buying, OTOH, will be another story. Maybe if and
when nanotechnology improves... We can only hope.

Mike

Never understood the "TRACKING"" thingy. If the paddler indeed knows how to
"paddle" any boat tracks well. White Water boats are made to spin on a dime,
but track as good as anything else if proper paddling strokes are used.
"donquijote1954" wrote in message
oups.com...
That's what I read too. The question is how a recreational boat would
be slower than a touring boat of the same lenght. I read a bottom that
makes for more initial stability also produces less speed. For example
the Biscayne at 14'6" was rated a mere 3 out of 5 in speed when it was
a Dagger Savannah...


http://www.dagger.com/product.asp?Bo...DC&BoatI D=13
5

Yet it's rated as fast by several reviewers...

"Just bought a Savannah Expedition model. Love it -- fast, stable,
tracks beautifully. Great fit for me. Paddle some rivers, some lakes,
some of Great Lakes. When I demo'd 5 other boats the Savannah was the
hands-down winner."

http://www.paddling.net/Reviews/show....html?prod=483

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:32:07 -0400, "Grip" wrote:

Never understood the "TRACKING"" thingy. If the paddler indeed knows how to
"paddle" any boat tracks well. White Water boats are made to spin on a dime,
but track as good as anything else if proper paddling strokes are used.


Yep. Loaned my buddy my recreational Old Town Otter one day while I
paddled my Perception Dancer. He was amazed at how I made it track
(and I'm not that good) compared to his friend who'd taken him out one
day to paddle ww kayaks on flat water. I explained that I rarely did
ww (none by choice any more) and had adapted to paddling flat. He
thought I had a different kayak bottom than his friend had. Nope. It
is harder to get used to paddling straight in a ww kayak, but not all
that bad. And it's great for current and eddy lines in flat rivers.
It's not quite as fast going downstream in one, but it's a bit faster
going upstream. For me. I'm slow either way. I like to dawdle along
slowly anyway.

The best part of a keel in flat rivers is that you can do a cross
current ferry with almost no paddling going downstream.

Cyli
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When two variables are related to this means that they have a tendency to vary the same way, and not a one to one corresponding to each specific case. Therefore, a person's height and weight are two highly correlated variables. It does not automatically good, if a kayak has a longer total length of it is bound to have a longer waterline length. Especially when it is more or less the same length kayak.