kcd said: hi all, ok, to "edge" in (ha ha) on the rudder/rudderless debate, i'll ask you experienced paddlers a "how-to" question. etc... I say: I'm sure you'll get this answer from a lot of people, but I'll go ahead anyway. Beamy boats are impossible to edge. The very thing that makes you stable in dead water, the wide and flat bottom, gives you no ability to tilt the boat on edge. True responsiveness only comes with a sportier boat. Picture the wide, flat bottom on the water with the surface of the water flat to the horizon. Now tilt that water 45 degrees, as on a wave. The flat bottom is now tipped 45 degrees as well and nothing you do will change that. The wide bottom does what the water does, it cannot do otherwise. When the wave curls past 180 degrees, your face is in the water. If you have a rounder, narrower hull, your hips will tilt to compensate and you will be breathing air instead of water. As your skills increase, as they will as you practice [you WILL practice, won't you?], you will graduate to a more responsive boat. And some day you'll be amazed you ever liked that friendly-in-flat-water-only Queen Mary hull. I hope! Jim Tibensky _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Sep 26 2001 - 13:58:42 PDT
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