Amazing surfing. Amazing photography.
https://www.smugmug.com/films/chris-burkard
https://www.smugmug.com/films/chris-burkard
Amazingly cool. I wonder if cold water is like cold air to us adding to performance
Glenn
Very much so.
It takes a small temperature change to show a dramatic difference in performance on the water.
Very much so.
It takes a small temperature change to show a dramatic difference in performance on the water.
In the ski world we have “slow water“ and “fast water”, which really just relates to how high your ski or feet ride in the water.
A couple of us (one is a chemist) tried to determine the density differences with temperature and found it never correlated to the difference that is felt, but there is without a doubt quite a difference. Barefooting in spring and fall you can run slower and stand taller, as the water is super hard.
Just like up wind and down wind passes, you have a hard time getting the ski slowed down for a turn with a tailwind.
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Going to have to respectfully call bs on this.
The added weight of a saturated 7 mil suit, gloves and hood, will negate any benefit you may gain from slightly denser water.
That sensation you describe as “dramatic difference in performance” stems from early onset hypothermia ;-)