RE: [Paddlewise] ROLLABILITY

May I assume that there is a corollary to the observations below:  The
more a boat approximates a cylinder, the more difficult it is to keep
upright?

tdittrich

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Rich Kulawiec [SMTP:rsk_at_gsp.org]
> Sent:	Thursday, September 24, 1998 12:04 PM
> To:	SurfBuff; ' 
> Subject:	Re: [Paddlewise] ROLLABILITY
> 
> On Thu, Sep 24, 1998 at 11:33:01AM -0300, SurfBuff wrote:
> > I've paddled many different whitewater boats and altho they look
> > similar...... some are easier to roll than others.  Can anyone tell
> > me what design feature makes one boat easier to roll, than another?
> 
> Sharp edges (e.g. slalom boats, some squirt boats) make boats
> harder to roll.  Boats with soft edges (e.g. Dagger Crossfire)
> as easier to roll.
> 
> Boats with pronounced peaks in the deck/hull are harder to roll;
> boats with gently rounded decks/hulls are easier.
> 
> Boats with high cockpit rims are harder to roll (makes it more
> difficult to get into the right position).  Boats with nice
> low cockpit sides enable the paddler to tuck up tightly.
> 
> The general thread that runs through this is that boats which
> approximate a cylinder are easy to roll, and the more a boat
> departs from that shape, the harder it is to roll.
> 
> ---Rsk
> Rich Kulawiec
> rsk_at_gsp.org
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