Jed writes:>>Perhaps Steve and others can offer a clearer description of the actually forces involved. The above is just my understanding of the technique and how I use it.>> Dude, you hit the nail on the head! The strong stern draw action swings/ pulls the stern over into the soft eddy water and when you look back at the bow, guess what? New course. Whoo Hoo! Boat tilt and edging only adds to the speed at which it happens! The bow rudder component REALLY speeds up the process by pulling the bow over and is best done AFTER the hull is deep into the turn. I see people initiate their turn with a bow rudder sometimes and see a lot of stress on their arms/ paddle. No need for that if it's well timed. steve *************************************************************************** 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 Jan 09 2002 - 08:29:49 PST
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