-----Original Message----- From: Mark Zen <canoeist_at_netbox.com> >At 20:09 9/29/99 -0400, Michael Daly wrote: >>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 > >mike, >you snipped: >==== >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" >==== >i am fairly willing to bet the boat has started a turn before you lean, >and you were performing a jam turn... >to become certified as a _canoe_ instructor, we had to demonstrate this >principle to the instructor trainer... Do you have this somewhere in writing. I'd like to add it to my "misinformation from the ACA" file but first I must see the original source to understand if they are operating from a limited perspective or you have broadened their meaning into area it was not meant to cover. Did they use any qualifiers? >from what i know of hull shapes, >the same _should_ be true of sea kayaks as well... whitewater kayaks probably >fit that catagory, but i'm sure some of the play boats do strange things... Matt Broze http://www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Sep 30 1999 - 00:30:12 PDT
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