On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Dave Flory wrote: > Matt and/or John, is it likely that some weight inside > the rear hatch might correct this? I'm assuming that weather helm is > probably due to too much windage to the rear of the boat and/or not > enough lateral resistance by the underwater parts of the rear of the > boat. In both cases it would seem that sinking the rear a little might help? think of your boat as a giant weathervane. The heavy or less windage end will turn upwind. The lighter, more windage end will turn downwind. Skegs, weight distribution, freeboard, stuff on the deck, will all effect how the boat behaves in the wind. I used to race canoes, with dual sliding seats. It's possible to adjust the trim of the canoes, while underway, to get the wind to help keep the boat on the desired course instead of having to steer. *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jun 21 2000 - 07:09:14 PDT
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