RE: [Paddlewise] Skeg Jammers

John Fereira [mailto:jaf30_at_cornell.edu] wrote:

>>>>>But Paul was almost right.  While it most likely had nothing to do with
not
having a skeg or deep draft rudder Chris broke his Romany during a beach
"landing" to the point where it had to be flown into a town where it could
be repaired.<<<<<<

That was a landing in big surf. The lack of a rudder had nothing to do with
that. I'll bet Paul had to repair his (a very substantial rudder) many times
in his circumnavigation of Australia. Paul used a slip over the stern
fiberglass skeg in his circumnavigation of the South Island of NZ. Chris
certainly could have used a kayak with stronger seams and a tougher hull
then but had he had a rudder he likely would have to had gotten that
repaired or replaced as well. As in some cases I've seen, when banged into
rocks or rear endered in surf the rudder may actually break (lever) off the
end of the stern where the pin or mounting bolts go into the kayak.

Matt Broze
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