One man's rush to jump on the kayaking bandwagon

Sauna kayaking

It was hot. Very hot. 96 degrees. 95% humidity. No wind. Despite the heat, I averaged about half a knot faster than in previous outings. I was able to get into a nice rhythm and maintain it the entire way.
I still don't have a feel for how the wind effects things on the lake. I would have guessed that the first half of the trip would have been at a higher pace than the second half, yet the numbers don't show that. There did not appear to be any wind or current at all. Do boat all those little boat wakes make that much of a difference?
distance     avg kts   avg mph   
00.50 nm    3.67 kts  4.22 mph
01.00 nm    3.89 kts  4.48 mph
01.50 nm    3.95 kts  4.55 mph
02.00 nm    3.99 kts  4.58 mph
02.50 nm    3.60 kts  4.14 mph
03.00 nm    3.98 kts  4.58 mph
03.50 nm    3.56 kts  4.09 mph
04.00 nm    4.12 kts  4.74 mph
04.50 nm    4.00 kts  4.60 mph
05.00 nm    4.20 kts  4.83 mph
05.50 nm    4.36 kts  5.02 mph
06.00 nm    4.16 kts  4.78 mph
06.50 nm    3.90 kts  4.48 mph
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overall     3.95 kts  4.54 mph
avg spd     3.63 kts  4.17 mph
distance    6.45 nm   7.41 sm
duration   01:46:36
tags: lake

July 07, 2007