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Kayak Cruising Speed (was: Aw, Barnacles!)
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:06:24 -0800, "John Weiss"
wrote: wrote... Is a motivated 'yakker that good, to paddle at 5.4 knots?? I hear that 3 knots is a lot of work...or do I have water in my ears.... Read the reviews in Sea Kayaker. Many of the boats tested can be pushed above 5 knots. I've seen 6 knots in my 18' Epic, but not for very long. Cruising at 4 knots isn't much of a feat in a touring boat. No comment about your ears. No wind/current, I cruise at 3 knots in my home-built Pygmy Coho with minimal ("I can do this all day") effort. I can go 4 knots with significant effort; but can barely hit 5, which appears to be "hull speed." These have been verified several times by GPS. Anyone else have numbers for their kayaks? I do about 2.8 knots in a 13 foot Manteo tupperware boat, and almost always do so, regardless of the length of the trip. In short bursts I can push it up to about 5.5, though not for long at all. I have a GPS mount on my kayak, and virtually always clip one in. Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA We are the CroMagnon of the future |
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