Re: [Paddlewise] Down Wind Sails and Drogues

From: Elaine Harmon <eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu>
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 16:37:29 -0400 (EDT)
On Sat, 9 Oct 1999 rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote:

  Another time as I
> came up to retrieve it, I got the sea anchor wrapped around the bow of
> my boat like an octupus.  

How did that happen, and how can it be avoided? Isn't there a weight of
some kind at the bottom of the risers, and if not, would it help? e

Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu

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