At 03:40 AM 11/25/00 -0800, you wrote: >Actually the Telkwa is only a stiff tracker/slow turner if you don't lean it >strongly. It is an amazingly maneuverable kayak for being over 18' long if >you are willing to lean strongly. In fact the Std. Telkwa had the biggest >percentage spread between how quick I could turn it 180 degrees leaned vs. >how quick I could turn it level. 9 sec vs. 28 sec. 8/23 for the HV for me >and 10/29 for the Telkwa Sport. I know it turns faster in a leaned turn, but hadn't realized that it was hugely faster. Probably I'm not aggressive enough in the lean. Something to work on, I guess. >Next time you paddle it Wes time how fast you can turn it and spin it in >place both leaned and holding it level thoughout. Send us or me the results. Won't be till spring, now -- the water around here has pretty much turned hard, and I don't feel like being that aggressive in water that's just above freezing, if it's liquid at all. >Do you have the Std. or HV? BTW it took me 12 sec. with the rudder down and >turned fully compared to 9 seconds without. Usually the rudder is a second Sure puts a different light on the rudder vs. no rudder controversy, doesn't it. >slower or the same. The Telkwa rudder probably can't be angled as much as The rudder will turn enough to stall it if you're moving at speed. BTW, I have the standard Telkwa -- the HV felt way too big for me, while the standard was just marginally too big. For a guy my size, having a boat that feels too big is rather unprecedented, and kind of nice. >some others. Still 12 seconds is a pretty much average turning time for a >North American sea kayak and fast for a 18 footer. 360 degree spin in place >times were 22 sec. leaned, 29 sec. leaned with rudder, and 27 sec. level. >Being heavier your times for level measures will probably be slower. You >should still be able (with practice) to learn to turn with a strong lean >close to as much faster than your level time as I could do under my level >time. The fact that you sink the kayak deeper will limit your lean angle >where the cockpit goes under. If you have a spraydeck on you could lean it >as much as I do. BTW I weight 190 pounds. As I said, something to work on when the water is warmer. > >Someday I might put the whole thing on the web but it probably won't happen >until after I retire. Right now you can find the numbers for our all Mariner >kayaks about 3/4 of the way through the paddling manual on our website. We >put them there to give our customers some times to shoot for in an effort to >get them to become better and safer paddlers. The glimpse into those times that you've given us -- after all, all by the same tester does level out some variables -- has given me a new perceptive on turning vs. tracking. Thanks much! -- Wes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Nov 26 2000 - 09:19:17 PST
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