From: "Steve Scherrer" <Flatpick_at_teleport.com> > 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? To me it does. However, I've found that even those kayaks that have a noticably crisp turn in a no-sweep lean (i.e. turn on momentum without a paddle stroke) only do so with modest force. An inside edge lean, useful when dealing with nasty wind, current or waves, can be initiated with ease. Turning from a standing start, I haven't noticed much resistance at all to such a maneouver. My impression of the Caribou was that it does what you like. It doesn't seem to initiate a turn without a sweep, but responds well to both outside and inside leans with a sweep. Maybe that's what appeals to Caribou lovers. It only does what it's told and doesn't have any significant idiosyncracies (sort of like every woman's ideal man :-). Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Dec 05 2001 - 11:24:39 PST
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