Re: [Paddlewise] Rocker: too many sea kayaks

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Zen <canoeist_at_netbox.com>
To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Rocker: too many sea kayaks


>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]


This is true for most standard "canoe" shapes, but not for radically
asymmetrical or very hard chine shapes. For example Sea Kayaker's review of
our Max said: "The Max tracked well for all of our reviewers, while still
being very responsive to leaned turns. DL reported that he could "easily
glide through an S [turn] with no paddle strokes at all."
The full review is at http://www.marinerkayaks.com/mkhtml/MAXRVTXT.html.

Matt Broze
http://www.marinerkayaks.com





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