Boatworld 435 kayak/any users out there?
I think the problem with rowing any sib lies with the fact the hull has no glide. With a traditional displacement hull rowing boat the hull’s momentum carries the forward motion between strokes, enabling efficient long strokes at a relaxed pace. With an inflatable as soon as the stroke finishes the boat stops, forcing short strokes at a frenetic pace to make any sort of headway. Of course longer better shaped oars would also help a lot.
I would imagine the narrow hull kaboats will be better than a traditional sib but still nowhere near as good as a rigid kayak, particularly the longer ones.
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