>The paddler without a rudder was unable to maintain a course across a >well-developed sea generated by 10-12 knots of steady wind. For those who might wonder why New Zealand kayaks all have rudders, a 20+ knot sea breeze in summer (and other times during the year) is the normal for a large part of the country. 10 knots I barely notice. In my area, an afternoon's paddle would often/usually finish with 20 knots on the beam for half an hour. Also, running down the harbour for an hour is so much more enjoyable with a rudder, making catching waves so much easier - no wasted sweep strokes, only power strokes to catch the waves. Alex . . *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 23 2001 - 14:19:04 PDT
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