Mark Zen wrote: > 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. I beg to differ. This is one of the tests I conduct on a kayak when I paddle it. I get up to speed, stop paddling and drift a bit. Then, _without_ a sweep stroke, I lean the kayak. Good ones turn opposite the lean. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 - 17:12:00 PDT
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