200m Flatwater sprints at ICF Thailand

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Ollie's winning time on the foil was ca.42secs for the 200m - winner on the SUP did it in 50secs. Ollie's av. speed was 17.1 but that includes paddle up.

Checked my GPS, I've done it in 58secs on a 1600AK Plasma v2 - that's only 12.4km/h!

30secs = 24km/h av speed. How low do you think foils will go?

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Hdip said..
Why are their paddles so long?!

Because they are higher on the water, as the boards are thick.

Once the blade is in the water, the length is normal: upper hand no higher than the shoulder.