Re: [Paddlewise] Another rudder?

David, bob klemick here, I was out in 30 mph wind on Sat and I sure could have
used some kind of rudder with the following wind on my return trip. I spent more
energy using the paddle as a rudder than I did for paddling. Your air rudder
sounds like an idea that might work (this from someone who has no concept of how
it might work). Do you have an idea of how it might be fabricated, mounted, and
operated? If you want to share it, I'll try it.   bob klemick

David Seales wrote:

>    I was thinking about a rudder...not in the water but in the air like an
> airplane rudder. I think it would tend to have the same affect on the boat
> as it does to an airplane and turn the bow into the wind. Wouldn't this be
> a good way to keep the bow facing the wind while you pump out after a
> capsize? It could be a fabric folding fan like device spring loaded to stay
> closed until you needed it. Or how about take it one step further and use
> it anytime you needed to turn the bow into the wind? Or take it to the
> extreme with another deployed on the bow to keep the stern pointed into the
> wind in following seas. Holy Bat Boat the possibilities are endless.
>    Don't laugh but I actually played around with this using my wet rudder
> sticking up in the air and a deflated paddle float over it. The wind was
> light and the paddle float rig was floppy so not much happened. I'm a kayak
> newbie so I'm not sure if this idea is brilliant, really stupid or has been
> tried before with tragic results. Are we riding the intersection of two
> moving fluids using one to steer and ignoring the other?
>
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