Took a tidal rip private lesson from Ocean River Sports in Victoria in a rented Solstice GTS. The rip was moderate with perhaps 3 knots and 2 to 3 foot waves on an otherwise calm day. But it was big enough to do some nice surfing runs up current. I tried with and without the rudder; up, down and across the current rip. Bottom line: No big deal either way. Perfectly easy to manage with or without the rudder. Perhaps a bigger rip would be different. Jerry *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Sep 15 2001 - 23:55:30 PDT
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