Looking for input. I have been having some discussions about kayak "rollability". The common idea is a kayak will be hard to roll if it is stable upside-down. This makes sense initially, but then again most people can get most of the way up in a roll. The hard part is getting all the way. If inverted stability was the most important thing, getting from upside-down to the point where you can breath would be the hardest part. I thought that maybe the slope of the stability curve at 90 and 270 degrees would be a better indication of how easy a boat is to roll. A lower slope indicating and easier boat to roll, i.e. the effort required to change the angle fo the boat would be less. Any comments? Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St, Suite I Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 Schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ >>>>"It's not just Art, It's a Craft!"<<<< *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jun 29 2000 - 06:56:10 PDT
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