Comments on: Rowing the W Kayak?… http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/ W kayak fishing and paddling. Info, videos, stories and articles for W kayak fishermen and paddlers. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:30:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Quebec Seakayaker http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/#comment-332 Quebec Seakayaker Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:56:23 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/#comment-332 What I didn't like about rowing, among other things, was that you row facing where you come from instead of where you're going. What I didn’t like about rowing, among other things, was that you row facing where you come from instead of where you’re going.

]]> By: admin http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/#comment-331 admin Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:22:52 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/#comment-331 Mike, Racing sculls are faster than racing kayaks because they are much narrower than kayaks are. This design is possible to achieve by placing the passenger on top of the hull instead of inside it. The problem with rowing is that although each oar stroke is more powerful than a paddle stroke (especially in the kayaking style) the intervals between oar strokes are much longer, and this means that the boat is losing more momentum for each stroke. When the boat loses momentum it loses speed, and the passenger needs to accelerate it time after time. Acceleration requires a lot of energy, and that's basically the problem. Yoav Mike,
Racing sculls are faster than racing kayaks because they are much narrower than kayaks are. This design is possible to achieve by placing the passenger on top of the hull instead of inside it.
The problem with rowing is that although each oar stroke is more powerful than a paddle stroke (especially in the kayaking style) the intervals between oar strokes are much longer, and this means that the boat is losing more momentum for each stroke. When the boat loses momentum it loses speed, and the passenger needs to accelerate it time after time. Acceleration requires a lot of energy, and that’s basically the problem.
Yoav

]]> By: Mike H http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/#comment-330 Mike H Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:12:00 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/#comment-330 Why do guys think paddling is faster than rowing? I believe rowing sculls are faster than and racing kayak out there. Mike Why do guys think paddling is faster than rowing? I believe rowing sculls are faster than and racing kayak out there.
Mike

]]> By: admin http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/#comment-329 admin Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:09:24 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/#comment-329 "I think paddling the W would be faster than rowing it even if you used a single blade paddle in the canoing style." It would - if you're a good canoeist :-) Yoav “I think paddling the W would be faster than rowing it even if you used a single blade paddle in the canoing style.”

It would - if you’re a good canoeist :-)

Yoav

]]> By: April Leder http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/#comment-328 April Leder Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:06:24 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/#comment-328 I think paddling the W would be faster than rowing it even if you used a single blade paddle in the canoing style. April I think paddling the W would be faster than rowing it even if you used a single blade paddle in the canoing style.
April

]]> By: Warren http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/#comment-327 Warren Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:02:11 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/03/19/rowing-the-w-kayak/#comment-327 ROWING?!? ROWING?!?

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