John Winters observes: << shifting weight may not prove necessary in boats with rudders or drop down skegs that allow you to modify the relative turning moments >> My own much-less-informed experience is that while it may be less important, it still makes a big difference in comfort and ease of paddling, if I load my boat sensibly. It's possible to mis-load many boats so that, even with a skeg or rudder, staying on track can be difficult. In really hairy conditions, and especially with less experienced paddlers, turning can be impossible if the boat is loaded badly. Bill Hansen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Sep 03 1999 - 07:17:03 PDT
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