> What are typical hull speeds for say a 17 and a 19 foot kayak?

> I know that the longer the kayak the greater the hull speed. What I am
> curious about is am I able to paddle hard enough to come close to the hull
> speed?

> At what length of boat can I physicaly no longer paddle hard enough to
> aproach the hull speed of that boat?

> I am looking for ball park figures. I realize that there are a lot of
> assumptions need to be made.

> Any takers out there?

Hull speed is: mph = 1.73*sqrt(L) where L is the length in feet.

However, don't get too bound up about this. Long narrow boats, read kayaks, can exceed hull speed because the waves they make are relatively small.