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Re: Other: Resitance figures
By:Kudzu
Date: 2/26/2008, 6:16 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Resitance figures (Bryan Hansel)

: And even if you can't feel it, that extra resistance is there or not there.
: In The Shape of the Canoe, Second Edition, John Winters writes a 2% gain
: in efficiency at 4 knots means that the paddler will gain two minutes on
: an hour. A 10% increase should then gain you somewhere around 10 minutes.
: Assuming you can sustain the same force.

Sort of what I was thinking. Not that I am really in a hurry but in a days paddling it could mount up to more distance covered. Or less time to cover the distance. Or in my case, less shoulder pain. :-)

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Other: Resitance figures
Kudzu -- 2/24/2008, 10:36 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 2/26/2008, 11:16 am
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Kudzu -- 2/26/2008, 6:16 pm
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John Monroe -- 2/26/2008, 4:44 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/27/2008, 4:15 am
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Acors -- 2/25/2008, 12:37 pm
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Will Nettles -- 2/26/2008, 12:31 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2008, 2:23 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2008, 2:21 am
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Mike Scarborough -- 2/25/2008, 8:50 am
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Kudzu -- 2/25/2008, 9:24 am
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/25/2008, 7:34 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2008, 2:16 am
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Kudzu -- 2/25/2008, 9:10 am
Re: Other: Resitance figures *LINK*
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/26/2008, 9:27 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/27/2008, 4:12 am
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Toni V -- 2/25/2008, 3:38 am
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Kudzu -- 2/25/2008, 9:03 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2008, 2:12 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/25/2008, 1:40 am
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Greg Clopton -- 2/24/2008, 10:03 pm
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Tommy -- 2/24/2008, 10:59 am