>In my eyes that -the rudder control- isn't the reason why the person >in the rear should reenter first. From my experience rudders on >kayaks work only if the boat moves actively against a water current >or faster than a current with it. You need water current to hit the >rudder to turn the boat into a direction. >Ulli This is true of any boat, from a single kayak to an oil tanker; if the boat isn't moving fast enough relative to any water motion to create flow over the rudder, you don't have "steerage way" and won't be able to turn with the rudder. Philip Torrens N49°16' W123°06' *************************************************************************** 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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