Matt said :Often when the waves or wind make a paddler nervous they are unwilling to lean it to help them turn (even if they have learned how this works and are practiced at it in calmer conditions) Aint that the truth! My kayak has no skeg or rudder and I can handle it fine by leaning, including in a real sloppy chop, when it seems to just settle down into the slop. But give me anythig bigger than 2 footers coming beam on and I get a little tight and have trouble forcing myself to lean the boat. One can, of course, use sweep strokes on the waves to compensate but that is a lot more effort and one's ruddered companions will leave one behind handily. As for Matt's "compulsion" to test all the kayaks out there I can only say, COOL! I have only been able to test paddle a dozen or so kayaks. I think most of us would love to try to paddle them all. I know I love to read all the kayak reviews I can get my hands on, even those at paddling.net. I think people on this list could be a little more specific on their kayak preferences, feelings and opinions. It is always good to hear what people have to say about differnent boats. *************************************************************************** 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 - 19:14:51 PDT
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