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On Tue, 30 Jan 1996, Dan Volker wrote: > Not to spoil your humor Mike, but one of the fastest and most efficient fins > is the Esclapez brand of freediving fins, and they come in 4 or 5 colors, > each color representing a different stiffness---most flexible for 8 hour > long freediving days, and stiffest for highest possible speeds and/or scuba > with more drag. Even the stiffest is not "stiff" compared to a traditional > fin, the length changes everything you are used to in a fin. Ok, I've seen this debate before, and I don't doubt that freediving fins work well in the tropics, but how well do they work in a cold water environment, where you have to deal with the drag of a drysuit? -Eric -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Lundquist, Systems Manager ericl@oc*.wa*.ed* (206)543-0594 School of Oceanography, Box 357940, Univ of Wash, Seattle, WA, USA 98195 http://www.ocean.washington.edu/people/staff/ericl/
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