As Matt has previously implied, Paul's empirical observations would have more weight had he been in something a little less weatherhelm challenged than the Nordkapp HS. Still, his rudder use is definitely part of the annals of sea kayaking. Now if i could just use my rudder 100% guilt free. Doug L Craig said (snip): I dunno about that. I think the major value in using Caffyn as a case study is that he kept records of his trips using all of these: no rudder, skeg, normal rudder, and deep rudder. I realize that, like all data, it can be misused and interpreted badly, but the raw data collected over years stands by itself as a testament to the effective use of a rudder for traveling many miles from point-to-point. It would be nice if other long-distance, expeditionary, obsessed, multi-year paddlers had done the same in other kayaks. It may help not to have a job. *************************************************************************** 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 Jun 27 2007 - 17:34:37 PDT
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