The following statement appears in the Sea Kayaker review of the Seaward Passat double: "The kayak can be put on edge in order to perform a leaned turn." Who ever would do an edged turn in a double? But this makes me wonder what are the important handling characteristics of a double, for which a rudder is always used. I remember crossing Rosario Strait, about a dozen years ago, in my Feathercraft double (since sold), with my pregnant wife up front and my own then limited skills. It was wind against tide with fairly large beam seas, not breaking, and we were perfectly comfortable. I wonder how it would have been in the Passat. Jerry *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Feb 27 2000 - 22:25:35 PST
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