Hello all,
I got to wondering how compatable paddling a SUP along side a Cheseapeak Lt 16 or 17 would be. Assuming equal skill paddlers would one outrun the other by a significant amount or would they be able to cruise together?
Almost finished with my Petrel but already dreaming about a next build. Is there a cure for this or is it a disease?
Ed
No cure, but it can be controlled by frequent applications of okoume, fiberglass, epoxy and varnish. Just sent Dr. John and his gang of med students a check and they'll put together a prescription for you.
Laszlo
kayak will outrun a SUP allways.
I guess that means I will have to build 2 SUP's. I think it would be poor form to leave my wife in my wake.
So much for a cure. More like a fix.
The SUP will lose every time and fail miserably in any kind if a headwind. The SUP is siccessful in the unique even natural posture standing offers but its an awful craft when its efficiency is measured against a sea kayak - particularly when conditions get challenging.
Pete
I paddle a Shearwater 14 and my husband paddles a displacement racing SUP. I am faster than he is in no wind conditions and much faster in a headwind, but he keeps up well downwind. If it's a really strong downwinder he wins (no of course it's not a race). Note that the common surfboard-style SUPs are much slower than his SUP.
I am working on a Kaholo 14 for him (things are going slower than planned - work/life keeps getting in the way) and we'll see how that does. We average 3-3.5 mph on most of our paddles depending on how many breaks we take and conditions. If I'm paddling with other fast kayaks I usually average 3.5-4+ mph. If we're going out recreationally with friends in slow kayaks it's 2.5-3 mph.
I think you'll just have to build 2 SUP's!