[Paddlewise] under the boat tow point

<< It seems to me that TOWING FROM A POINT UNDER THE KAYAK would
certainly
 tangle, or even break, the rudder when the towed boat rose higher than
 the tow boat due to wave action.>>

    Rudder???  Excuse me? :^)

Maybe I misunderstood the gizmo, but I thought that someone had come up
with a tow bridle that went underneath the towing boat in order to
somehow prevent the tow line from interfering with a rudder.  The only
way this would work is if the bridle actually straddled the rudder, but
this would give you an undesireable tow point at the extreme stern.

 I cannot see what the point of towing from a point beneath the boat
would be in any boat, with or without a rudder.  Using a bridle to lower
the tow point of the boat that is being towed makes sense.

I tow from my waist and my boat has no rudder.  There is some potential
for the towrope hooking the pump strapped down on my rear deck, but I
haven't had this happen yet.

Nick Lyle

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