One man's rush to jump on the kayaking bandwagon
Heading back to the put in spot, I passed a couple in rec boats
hugging the shoreline. As I was heading from my car back down the
hill to get my boat, I passed them on the way up.
I said, "Perfect kayaking weather, isn't it?"
"It's great. It would be even better if I could take the motors away
from those boats." he replied.
"I love it! How else are you going to practice surfing on a lake?"
I only wish the wakes were larger.
A quiet day on the lake
July 14, 2007
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
July 07, 2007
Another day on the lake.
July 04, 2007
