[Paddlewise] Question for Doug Lloyd

With it being so quiet here on the western front, I wondered if you'd comment
on your use of a rudder. It doesn't seem like you hear many paddlers of your
experience using a rudder and I wonder if you use it mostly in certain
circumstances and what those would be. I'm thinking of buying a freinds boat
for playing around the rocks; the area where I tend to use my rudder a bit.
It's a shorter boat than my usual, so it's pretty agile, but definately needs
a rudder for traking in wind. Just thought it would be nice to hear your
thoughts.

Mark
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