On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Mark Zen wrote: > On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Kirk Olsen wrote: > > >>Like everything, the more extreme the weight differential the worse > >>the effect. I would expect less dramatic handling effects in a boat > >>with more rocker. > > more dramatic!! You are quite right. I meant unintentional handling characteristics. > a paddling partner and i demonstrated a jam turn in a > tandem whitewater canoe, and then demonstrated the wet exit immediately > afterwards ;-) and there was only 20 pounds [9Kg] difference between us, Ah, but if you had kept the boat upright the "class" would have learned less ;-) > i out weigh my wife by a lot, and am > the stronger paddler, so by one token i should be in the front, and by the > other, i should be in the rear. when i am in the bow, if we initiate a > turn, man are we going... ready or not. Sure you're going to turn wonderfully, but how easy will it be to stop turning, assuming you still have some momentum.... Gotta love those "power spins" that won't stop until you perform a counter stroke or the boat stops moving (forward, backward, and sideways). kirk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 11 1998 - 12:33:52 PST
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