From: "PeterO" <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au> > First I may be confusing the effects of primary and secondary stability, > [snip] > > Pinning down 'comfortable ride' When paddling in flat water my Pittarak > feels quite tippy compared with a hard chined wooden boat that I borrow > occasionally. > > When paddling these boats unloaded, through 1 to 1.5 meter rebound, I > mostly > use my hips rather than a brace stroke to 'edge' the boat vertical leaning > into the waves a bit. With the tippy Pittarak this is done unconsciously > and > came naturally with no need to practice. With the more stable chined boat I > need to work consciously and harder with my hips or else allow the boat to > tip from the vertical, which is mildly disorienting and encourages the need > to low brace. Peter, I believe your "more comfortable" corresponds to the boat which is less affected by changes in the angle of the sea surface from horizontal ... meaning: the boat with lesser initial stability (the Pittarak) demands less conscious effort on your part to maintain an even keel. OTOH, the greater inital stability of the hard chined wooden boat makes it rotate more around its long axis in response to seas ... which I think makes it feel "less comfortable" to you. I don't believe in either case are you describing the boats on edge, so it is mainly their initial stability which you are comparing. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 09 2005 - 15:53:01 PDT
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