In a message dated 7/25/2002 5:09:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au writes: > I'm OK with the low brace turn, but my impression of using a bow rudder on a > long sea kayak is that it is not very effective. No doubt I need to learn > the > technique correctly. Anyone find a bow rudder a useful stroke? And how do > you > do a good one? > PT, I toy with the bow rudder just to have it in my bag of party tricks. For the most part, I don't find it very useful for sea kayaking. The stern rudder is so much more powerful, stable and ergonomic. However, I do find the bow rudder effective when I paddle a boat with the skeg down, because it is more difficult to slide the stern around with the skeg down than to slide the bow around, but I usually paddle rudder or rudderless/skegless boats. I also like the bow rudder for pulling off waves in a small surf boat, but I usually surf sea kayaks. The thought of using a bow rudder coming down the face of a six foot wave in a sea kayak makes me laugh. Duane Strosaker Southern California *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jul 25 2002 - 19:12:52 PDT
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