>> >> Although I am not completely happy with my current definitions, by my way >> of looking at it Blue seem to be a "soft" tracking boat with balance and >> Red would seem to be a "hard" tracking boat with less balance. > >Huh? How does this square with Red requiring hard sweeps and leaning to >turn on flat water? > By my less than perfect definitions the Red boat is "hard" tracking because it is hard difficult to make it turn, but it is not balanced because outside forces can push it off course. Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 10 Ash Swamp Rd Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 Schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ >>>>"It's not just Art, It's a Craft!"<<<< *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jan 20 1999 - 08:32:31 PST
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