Re: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:51 am
To answer those specifics, the longer boats mentioned are going to be faster. More length generally = more top speed, which generally answers the last two, down river & attainments... yet doesn't necessarily = better acceleration.redbeardcanoeworks wrote:Boats have evolved in the shorter, more manuverable direction. This has naturally made them slower. What's the fastest boat you've paddled, both OC-1 and C-1? By fast I mean both acceleration and top speed, down river and attainments.
Acceleration can be a little more complicated... acceleration to cruising or top speed? Acceleration of different boats to the same speed? A sprint canoe may take 5 strokes to get to top speed while a L'edge may take two... yet the top speed of the sprint is greater and in one stroke the sprint may be at better speed than the top speed of the L'edge. A 17' Old Town may accelerate to the L'edges top speed slower than the L'edge, but have greater top speed