Re: [Paddlewise] rocker etc.

John and all,

Interesting observations. BTW, I absolutely love paddling solo or tandem
canoes and find it the most challenging of all paddlesports.

Half the paddle= Twice the man!  RRRRRR!!!  <pirate canoeist joke>

I want to set one thing straight.  I like the boat to have an initial
neutral heel response so the decision as to which way the boat is going to
YAW is mine, not the friggin' boat's.  Soon as 1º of YAW is established I
REALLY want the boat to carve, and carve deep, if that's where I want to go
with it.  But if I begin a turn to the right and then, because I choose to
lift the left knee, as in a peel out or (motorcycle style) inside edge turn,
I don't want my hull to resist that turn and think that by lifting my left
leg I'm asking it to turn to the left.  I'm not stating that I like boats
that don't edge well, and anyone who's seen me paddle would attest to !!  I
just want the initial YAW direction choice to be mine and I want my boat to
freely carve, without resistance.  Any hull claiming that it will turn with
only an edge seems as tho would also produce that resistance.

Does this make sense?

Steve


> Steve Scherrer mentioned that he prefered a boat that had a more neutral
> response to heel. Over the years I have talked to a lot of people about
this
> and have found that most instructors and "experts" seem to prefer boats
> responsive to heel and most casual paddlers prefered a boat with less
> response. Flat water racing paddlers  that I interviewed during my CCA
> project days all preferred minimal response.
>
> For just messing about the more responsive boat prfovides a lot of
> entertainment but for tripping Steve's approach makes more sense to me. .



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