G'Day, Before starting and to avoid resurrecting debates. I realise neither rudder or skeg are necessary in a kayak, but I'm training for some long open water crossings where the energy saved by an effective skeg or rudder has significant value. Also I recognise that kayaks with rudders or skegs or neither, all have their place. However, I am interested in how skegs work. So here are the questions if anyone can help: - Can anyone say if skegs tend to tip kayaks over when they broach during surf landings? Can anyone explain why varying the degree of deployment of a skeg allows one to compensate so effectively for such a wide variety of directions of wind or waves? All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Feb 07 2004 - 23:35:09 PST
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