OkiMike
Contributor
Again, as Rick rightly added, positioning, body size and amount of gear will ultimately determine who has the fastest scooter on a dive. There is no "Gavin is faster than an X" rule. Indeed, in terms of raw thrust, the X seems to be the winner.
I tend to be in the middle speed-wise of the two Gavins in our group, one driven by the WKPP diver amongst us with hundreds of hours on the trigger and the other by a guy with slightly less experience than myself who is still adjusting tow cords and otherwise getting comfortable. In addition, I weigh substantially more than both of them. And my body is no doubt "cutting" the water a bit more than theirs due to the smaller hull size of the X breaking through the water (as opposed to the massive Gavin body).
Who the hell knows what the results would be if we all weighed the same and rode in the same position?
I tend to be in the middle speed-wise of the two Gavins in our group, one driven by the WKPP diver amongst us with hundreds of hours on the trigger and the other by a guy with slightly less experience than myself who is still adjusting tow cords and otherwise getting comfortable. In addition, I weigh substantially more than both of them. And my body is no doubt "cutting" the water a bit more than theirs due to the smaller hull size of the X breaking through the water (as opposed to the massive Gavin body).
Who the hell knows what the results would be if we all weighed the same and rode in the same position?