On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Kenneth Cooperstein wrote: [snip] > Assumptions: > [snip] > (2) Leaning the boat a little causes it to turn away from the lean > because the low side is longer on the water than the high side, causing > lift aft. Thus lean can be used to steer in open water. leaning the boat will not cause the boat to turn. this is one of the things we stress teaching canoeing. if the boat is going in a straight line, and you lean left, you keep going in a straight line. if the boat is turning left, and you lean left, you turn a bit faster. if the boat is turning left, and you lean right, you turn left FAST, this is called a "jam turn" [snip] > If the foregoing is true, why would anyone choose say a Seawards Vision > over a Seawards Navigator for sea kayaking? These boats are identical > except for rocker. Similarly, why do many people like the Looksha IV? > Without its rudder, it is hard to paddle in strong wind. > > Ken Cooperstein personal preference & skill level. a toyota camry & honda accord are nearly identical, and both sell a buttload of them... mark -- #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com----http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark ---- # mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [_| [_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/paddler [index to club websites i administer] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page -- Fortune: One kind word can warm three winter months. --Japanese Proverb *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 29 1999 - 11:46:05 PDT
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