>Re correcting for weathercocking, anybody ever put a continuous loop from >the cockpit to the bow, and fasten a windcatching gadget (such as a small >balloon) to it so that it could be run out as far forward as necessary to >balance the stern's turning moment? e Another way to achieve this would be to rig a small sail at either end of your boat. These could be fan shaped sails with battens, just like the dorsal fin of a sailfish, and could be raised and lowered by lines through jam or cam cleats. The clean way to do this would be to have an adjustable (and retractable) wind fin at each end of the deck. Such fins would need to be easily retractable or they might interfere with rolling, although if the fins were bouyant, and not too large, they might aid a roll. Of course now you have all the complication and added drag of two skegs. A boat which has neutral helm when under way is what you really want. Nick Lyle *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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