Re: HydroDynamic Lifting

Neil Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> The topic turned to DIY adjustment of blades. Ewoud chimed in that he has
> had some sucess decreasing the spoon size in this way with some of his
> athletes.
>
> CD took a different line, he said that small people should just accept
> rowing short, thus accepting loss of lift, but instead go for bigger blades
> still to minimise their "slippy stroke".

CD did what???!!  Did he heck!

But I sense a wind-up?  Or are you referring to the CD you didn't get 
from Amazon?  Better be one or t'other, or there'll be a curse on your 
haggis this Hogmanay, young Wallace.

Carl
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