Does any boat really track staight in demanding conditions with only "slight edging?" Many of us who learned to paddle without tracking aids don't realize how much effort we put into steering. I was amazed at the increase in speed I gained when I added a long, thin integral skeg to one of my boats; I was forced to abandon my purist position when I recognized that most of my former paddle-steering & edging energy were being redirected into additional forward propulsion. "Edging" also uses its own form of drag to help steer the boat; it may not be any more "efficient" than a rudder or skeg. Dragged out of lurking again, Bill Price Oregon Ocean Paddler< *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 25 2001 - 17:23:47 PDT
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