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Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
By:Allan
Date: 3/17/2014, 2:49 am
In Response To: Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1 (John Messinger)

Weather conditions on the weekend were not conducive to gathering conclusive data about whether I was any faster with the cutaway. During the 20km race on Saturday and the 15km race on Sunday, the wind was strong enough to make the section of the course that was out on the lake more than some competitors could handle. Of the 212 paddlers in 183 craft, 14 failed to finish, but a lot more than that capsized but continued. The rescue boats were almost continuously involved in rescues.

I stayed upright, but as a light paddler, I really struggled in the windy conditions. The best I can say is that I was two to four minutes quicker than half a dozen paddlers who last year were usually two to ten minutes quicker than me. I know that the kayak isn't that much faster than my old K1, so those other paddlers might have been having a bad day or were having even more difficulty with the conditions than I was. On the river section of the course, I was keeping pace with some ocean racing skis, but out on the 1.3km section on the lake, I lost between 100 and 200 metres every lap.

However, i will say that I was very conscious of being able to start each paddle stroke much closer to the side of the kayak than I could do previously.

I hope to be able to get more reliable data about the improvement in performance in later races in the series.

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Strip: Cut Away at Catch
Allan -- 2/11/2014, 6:23 pm
Re: Strip: Cut Away at Catch
John Messinger -- 2/11/2014, 7:15 pm
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Dave ( of calif.) -- 2/11/2014, 7:48 pm
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Allan -- 2/12/2014, 1:15 am
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Dave ( of calif.) -- 2/12/2014, 2:40 am
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Allan -- 2/12/2014, 3:13 am
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John Messinger -- 2/12/2014, 6:24 am
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Allan -- 2/12/2014, 2:54 pm
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John Messinger -- 2/12/2014, 4:17 pm
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Allan -- 2/12/2014, 5:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/13/2014, 12:46 am
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Allan -- 2/27/2014, 1:50 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 2/13/2014, 9:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/16/2014, 12:50 am
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Allan -- 2/16/2014, 1:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2014, 12:40 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/17/2014, 8:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2014, 12:22 am
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Ralph Merriman -- 2/17/2014, 7:31 pm
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John Messinger -- 2/18/2014, 6:38 am
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Dan -- 2/18/2014, 8:44 am
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John Messinger -- 3/6/2014, 9:08 pm
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Don T. -- 3/7/2014, 10:36 am
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Craig -- 3/7/2014, 4:25 pm
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John Messinger -- 3/9/2014, 3:52 pm
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Paul Davies -- 2/18/2014, 3:35 pm
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John Messinger -- 2/18/2014, 5:06 pm
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Paul Davies -- 2/18/2014, 6:05 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 2/18/2014, 8:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2014, 1:07 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/19/2014, 8:34 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/19/2014, 9:08 am
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John Messinger -- 2/19/2014, 5:53 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/19/2014, 6:43 pm
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John Messinger -- 2/19/2014, 6:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/20/2014, 12:32 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/20/2014, 8:07 am
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Allan -- 2/20/2014, 4:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/23/2014, 12:31 am
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Allan -- 2/23/2014, 2:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/24/2014, 12:13 am
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Kocho -- 3/9/2014, 12:04 am
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Paul Sylvester -- 3/9/2014, 6:59 am
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Kocho -- 3/9/2014, 11:37 am
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Kocho -- 3/9/2014, 11:45 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps OT
Craig -- 3/10/2014, 4:10 am
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Kocho -- 3/10/2014, 8:57 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps OT
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/10/2014, 11:43 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps OT
Bill Hamm -- 3/11/2014, 12:55 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps OT
Paul Sylvester -- 3/10/2014, 4:17 am
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Allan -- 3/10/2014, 4:41 pm
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
John Messinger -- 3/10/2014, 5:23 pm
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Allan -- 3/17/2014, 2:49 am
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John Messinger -- 3/17/2014, 5:26 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Allan -- 3/17/2014, 5:59 am
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Craig -- 3/18/2014, 2:25 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
John Messinger -- 3/17/2014, 5:35 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Allan -- 3/17/2014, 5:48 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Craig -- 3/17/2014, 5:55 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Allan -- 3/17/2014, 6:08 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Craig -- 3/18/2014, 2:17 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/19/2014, 12:58 am