On 17 May 2004 at 8:00, Dave Kruger wrote: > A mid-load does increase your windage, but at least it does not lead > to weather helm or weather cocking. Weathercocking still remains a misunderstood phenomena. If you have windage, you have weather helm. If the wind pushes a kayak sideways (no turning required), then the water's forces on the hull will cause weathercocking. To prevent it, minimize windage or minimize sideslip with a keel, rudder, skeg etc. If you overcorrect for it, you might get lee helm at lower speeds and weather helm only at high speeds. Here's a diagram from Frank Goodman (VCP Kayaks) on weathercocking. Note that it shows how weathercocking is only due to side loading due to wind. http://www.greatlakeskayaker.ca/weathercockKayak.htm In the case of your double with the mid-load, it's possible that the keel is so long and deep that weathercocking is reduced below the level that you'd have a problem with regardless of the excess load on the deck. 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 Mon May 17 2004 - 09:05:51 PDT
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