on 6/12/06 10:05, Peter Treby at ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au wrote: I have a wing and ... Sculling is out... Not quite. At a forum I was accosted by someone, who should have known better, and was challenged over my remarks that, with practice, most Euro-style strokes could be done with a wing. He stated that wings can't scull. I said nothing, borrowed a wing and sculled down and back up. His ungracious reply, "Maybe so, but they're not as good, are they!" While their curved edge loves to grab water (their real strength), with care they can be controlled. I use a wing (fitted to modified-crank shafts) with my multisport kayak, but a modified-crank Lendal Nordkapp in my sea kayaks. Cheers JKA -- John Kirk-Anderson Banks Peninsula NEW ZEALAND *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Dec 06 2006 - 01:47:54 PST
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