On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, Bob Denton wrote: >> >>I don't think anyone has a problem with rudders on a surf ski! i don't have a problem with rudders on anything, you should have seen the size of them on my aircraft carrier ;-) i'm afraid some folks took my semi-anti-rudder statements wrong. it's bad to the "real" underlying arguement, reliance on gadgets, etc, instead of skill. the first things someone in a canoe learns is how to steer a boat, through strokes and leans, etc. canoes aren't much different from kayaks, from an underwater stand point. a canoeist has to learn how to control a boat, using one paddle on one side of the boat [generally] whereas a kayak has two paddles, one on each side of the boat. i watch my poor daughter paddle her new sea kayak, and realize she never sat in the stern of the canoe [well, she weighs 75# and i'm 200#, so i makes it hard] she can't do any stern strokes, so she spends half her time back paddling on one side to straighten back up, and now she's 15, so she won't even listen when i suggest a stern pop/pry ... many solo canoes are straight keeled, 17' long, and they're not equipped with rudders, nor do canoeists insist on one ... why do sea kayakers?? johnw, you design both ... what are your thoughts [and i duck and run awaya again ;-)] >> >>BTW, what do you do about the current? After an hour or 2 of diving >>you nust be half way to North Carolina heh heh... or his boat is ;-) >> >>cya >>Bob Denton mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: The goal of science is to build better mousetraps. The goal of nature is to build better mice. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Mar 27 1998 - 14:15:33 PST
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