[Paddlewise] What's it called ...

     Am the new owner of an almost new Ocean Kayak "Scrambler" --- a high 
     volume sit-on-top.  Lots of fun --- just what I wanted for the 
     knocking around I'd like to do.  But I'm also a Pintail driver --- low 
     volume, high maneuverability, not "fast" but very quick.  Wow, what a 
     difference!
     
     Took the Scrambler out on the post-frontal passage St. Mary's River 
     this evening --- 12 knots solid down the river with gusts five to 
     eight knots over that, low chop --- about a foot.  Interesting 
     phenomenon --- running downwind, the boat seemed to be showing a 
     weather helm, with a solid indication that it wanted to come all the 
     way around and back into the wind.  But it didn't --- just went into a 
     "broach helm" (if there is such a thing), beam to the wind and 
     parallel to the seas.  Interesting!  Then I tried it into the wind --- 
     and, left to its own devices, it neutralled out basically the same 
     way, abeam the wind and parallel to the troughs.  This does <not> 
     happen to the Pintail, and I'm a little confused by this tendency to 
     sit abeam the wind and parallel to the seas.  Is this a natural 
     tendency for most boats?  Any ideas to correct it?
     
     Jack
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