In article , Alex McGruer
wrote:


I spent a great deal of time trying to silence my stroke. Anyone got
any tips to reduce the "plop" noise. I couldn't work out the best
entry point for the blade? (Knackered Assymetrics) The fellas using
wings seemed to be much quieter......
On the sea it is an entry exit thing that just comes. You should see
no splash unless you are sprinting and no trail of water off your
blade.

Not quite: For good forwards paddling technique, a good, solid, connected
catch is a pre-requisite. No splash on entry is an ideal, but not a
necessity.

For anyone employing an effective stroke, a certain amount (probably most of
the propulsive force) will be derived from hydrodynamic lift which will mean
that a vortex rotates around the blade. On exit this will mean a
considerable amount of water will be lifted with the blade. Not that this
means bucket-loads of water should be shovelled up, but that it is indicative
of an efficient stroke. Wing paddles (used as wings, not buckets!) lift lots
of wet stuff at the exit for this reason...


Allan Bennett
Not a fan of silent running

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