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Anything you choose will be cumbersome because you can't create friction on the water (well...), your ability to move is based on your ability to move water aro
by debacle 2y ago
Anything you choose will be cumbersome because you can't create friction on the water (well...), your ability to move is based on your ability to move water around you.
There are solutions that leverage a pair of catamarans and a track system, or a prop. These tend to move very slowly, much slower than a canoe or kayak. The water wheel style systems seem to move faster, but you can just get a pedal kayak and will be the fastest human powered craft on the water.
- etrautmann 2y agoI've always wondered why nobody has created something that looks like a catamaran with two rowing shells and a road bike on top directly connected to a prop. That would have minimal drag, an optimal body positioning for using leg muscle strength, and would be fun and intuitive to pilot (facing forwards, feels like biking, etc). The obvious downside is that height above water may be an issue so the catamaran would have to be wide, but it seems solvable.
- debacle 2y agoThey have, they're still quite slow.
- hetspookjee 2y agoI believe an ocean crossing was even done with this kind of vehicle.
- mhb 2y agohttp://www.castlecraft.com/seacycle.htm http://www.castlecraft.com/seacycle.htm
- alanbernstein 2y agohttps://www.shuttlebike.com/en/ https://www.shuttlebike.com/en/