[Paddlewise] Excessive Weather Cocking (or is it Fairy gliding with the wind)

Matt Broze wrote:

>I think weathercocking is even greater angling somewhat downwind
>(beyond 90 degrees) since the wind pressure is higher on whatever
>end of a long objects is angled into the wind.

Also because speed is higher when paddling downwind?
And especially when one tries to correct for weathercocking
with forward sweeps instead of stern 'ruddering'? 

Dirk Barends



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