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Max speed with displacement hulls, all kayaks are displacement hulls, is roughly the square root of the waterline length times 1.34. For the Petrel the max speed I think is right about 5 knots, or very slightly over 5 mph. That said getting a boat under paddle very near the maximum speed it could reach is very difficult, easier to get a longer narrower boat there. Holding it at that speed is an issue, takes power and lots of stamina.
If you're not using a wing paddle and really want these speeds might invest in one and take the time to learn to use it properly. They are much more efficient, you very rarely ever see anyone racing without one, there is a reason.
Bill H.
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Bill Hamm -- 8/20/2014, 12:40 am- Re: Strip: Feedback on Nicks Mystery build
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/20/2014, 12:16 pm- Re: Strip: Feedback on Nicks Mystery build
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/20/2014, 9:13 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/20/2014, 9:34 pm- Re: Strip: Feedback on Nicks Mystery build
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Allan -- 8/20/2014, 11:36 pm- Re: Strip: Feedback on Nicks Mystery build
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Bill Hamm -- 8/21/2014, 1:15 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/21/2014, 10:35 am- Drag Curve Question for Nick
John Messinger -- 8/21/2014, 11:28 am- Re: Drag Curve Question for Nick
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/21/2014, 11:32 am- Thanks, I understand. *NM*
John Messinger -- 8/21/2014, 11:41 am
- Thanks, I understand. *NM*
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Bill Hamm -- 8/21/2014, 1:09 am- Re: Strip: Feedback on Nicks Mystery build
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/21/2014, 11:28 am- Re: Strip: Feedback on Nicks Mystery build
Robert Horstmann -- 8/27/2014, 9:22 am- Re: Strip: Feedback on Nicks Mystery build
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/27/2014, 5:55 pm- Re: Strip: Feedback on Nicks Mystery build
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Etienne Muller -- 8/28/2014, 4:43 am- Re: Strip: Feedback on Nicks Mystery build
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Robert Horstmann -- 8/28/2014, 8:29 am - Re: Strip: Feedback on Nicks Mystery build
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Marc Upchurch -- 8/28/2014, 5:06 am- Re: Strip: Feedback on Nicks Mystery build
Robert Horstmann -- 8/28/2014, 8:38 am
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