Re: [Paddlewise] Group Paddling - folders stability

From: Karen H. <magpi_at_access1.net>
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 09:23:50 -0700
I've found my K-Light to be very stable. But.... after bragging to my
husband about how difficult it is to turn, and convincing him to give it
a try, he settled into the cockpit in a pool trial and tipped right
over! So much for that......
Karen

H>  <<Unless you have tried to tip over a folding kayak to experience
the
> phenomenon it is hard to believe that it works but it does, to a degree, i.e.
> it ain't really fully like trying to submerge a balloon but rather in that
> direction.  I don't want to exaggerate the claim.  >>
> 
> Well, Ralph, I've tested the secondary stability of most all the Feathercraft
> (if that counts).  And yes, when they are sponson equipped, they have *big*
> secondary stability, at times even an annoying amount (that "training wheel"
> feeling) when taking steep wakes or surf from the side.  But, 
-- 
Karen Hancock
San Clemente, CA
magpi_at_access1.net
949/487-2602
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