Duane wrote: > What I want to know is when kayak manufacturers are going to stop > designing sea kayaks with so much stern rocker. I see stern rocker, and I > see a weathercocking and broaching SOB with high a PO factor. It seems > they are fine making their kayaks skeg or rudder dependent even for mild > conditions. > > Is Mariner the only manufacturer to ever get it right? My Mariner Express had an integral skeg and with its moveable seat weathercocking was nil. My Seda Ikkuma has a bit of stern rocker but not much and weathercocking is also nil. However, in confused and following chop, such as at the entrance to San Diego's Mission Bay Channel, both can suddenly veer off course; broach. They both turn easily and can be readily corrected, but I have not learned to prevent this veering before it happens, even after 10 years with the Express. My straight tracking Solstice GTS can be paddled without any sudden veering in these following conditions, and without deploying the rudder. However, once off my line it takes a bit of effort to get it back. Very little stern rocker on the GTS. Lowering stern rocker helps to slow broaching, like deploying a skeg. But weathercocking seems to me more dependent on wind balance. Weathercocking and broach resistance are two different phenomena. Jerry *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Mar 08 2008 - 17:10:40 PST
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