What's your max sprint speed?

Craigs recent thread about your sustainable speed got me thinking.  Actually I was thinking about this the other day when I was demoing some  yaks, and was trying to figure out some objective metrics.

What's your max sprint speed and in what kayak?  Even better, get a picture of the GPS showing it (I suspect a still capture from a video may be the way to go here), and post it up.

I once hit 10 mph on the GPS ... of course I had a 4-5 mph current behind me.   

-Allen

Upstream heading or down?   

I need to get all tricked out with a good GPS...

6 mph in my Hobie Pro angler 14'. I've done this about 5 times on different days and different locations and my top speed is 6mph (over calm lake/ocean water) according to my Lowrance HDS.

-Murf

5.4 for now. I will push it as hard as I can later, but I will be loaded too. No wind I hope on a lake. T160i '06.

5.4 for now. I will push it as hard as I can later, but I will be loaded too. No wind I hope on a lake. T160i '06.

I'm pretty sure you can do faster than 5.4.  I'll bet you can touch 7 for a split second!

-Allen

My Outback is a pig all loaded down, but it can still manage 6ish i think.  Unloaded?  I have no idea.  Of course pedals are cheating.

My Outback is a pig all loaded down, but it can still manage 6ish i think.  Unloaded?  I have no idea.  Of course pedals are cheating.

Record both pedal and paddle sprint speeds.  It will be interesting to see the numbers.

-Allen

5.4 for now. I will push it as hard as I can later, but I will be loaded too. No wind I hope on a lake. T160i '06.

I'm pretty sure you can do faster than 5.4.  I'll bet you can touch 7 for a split second!

-Allen

That is loaded with a ton of gear. If I hit 6 today I will be happy.

4.9 on my cuda 14 still can't break 5. That's loaded haven't even paddled it empty.

I once hit 60 mph descending after riding up the Mt. Baldy time trial hahaha.

I've sustained over 8mph for a bit on my hobie adventure with turbo flips.  legs was on fii yah! 

That is loaded with a ton of gear. If I hit 6 today I will be happy.

Hey Rob, where's your Race Report?

-Allen

5.6 loaded with gear, no wind. Sustained 4.6-7 no prob for a long time though. If I lighten the load to zero I will report. Also I will report on new 160 when I get FF installed.

I once hit 10 mph on the GPS ... of course I had a 4-5 mph current behind me.   

were you paddling and peddling at the same time too!

I once hit 10 mph on the GPS ... of course I had a 4-5 mph current behind me.   

were you paddling and peddling at the same time too!

Hah!  No!  But another guy in the group was.  I'm sure he hit faster than I did.

-Allen

I once hit 10 mph on the GPS ... of course I had a 4-5 mph current behind me.   

were you paddling and peddling at the same time too!

He forgot they decimal point after the 1.