Re: [Paddlewise] Baidarka Stern

I don't think that a greenland bow and a baidarka stern are that
incompatable. When I look at the stern of a Mariner Express/Sprite/Coaster
and compare it to a baidarka stern they look mightly similar. And it does
the same thing for my Express that it does for your S&G baidarka in a
following sea... however Matt and Cam put a nice skeg on the Express to help
keep it from broaching too quickly.

Craig Jungers
Royal City, WA

On 8/28/07, James Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net> wrote:
>
> We did the bow chat. What about the stern? I love what it does for
> the handling and passive propulsion of my S&G baidarka when in a
> following sea. So much so that some friends and I did a group build
> on a double.
>
> http://www.canoeandkayakclub.org/
>
> Would a commercial kayak benefit from a baidarka stern without the
> bifid bow?  Would customers run screaming from the showroom if
> presented with such an offering? Would a kayak with a regular bow and
> a baidarka stern result in ridiculous broaching in a following sea?
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