> 3) To steer the boat. > > Definition: Rudder, noun. Flat piece hinged to vessel's stern for steering > with. (Pocket Oxford Dictionary) > > I think this is what most people use it for. Chalk this up to my being somewhat new to kayaks. I thought someone had taught me a rudder on a kayak was used to make it go straight. > In any case, John appears to be > writing about leeway, which affects both the ruddered and the rudderless > similarly. Once again I misunderstood. John wrote leeway and I attributed it to the effects of a leeboard! My apologies to John for mis-applying his words. Woody (looking for something to pry my foot out of my mouth) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Oct 07 1999 - 04:26:28 PDT
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