Kayakers, Come to think of it, I have heard of some manufactured kayak models that behave in wind and waves, but they are rare. The Mariners have the best known reputation for good behavior. But I don't even think you have to go as far as Mariner did with their hull designs (skeggy stern, lots of Swede form, and much, much more) for the good behavior. It just takes more rocker in the bow, less rocker in the stern, keeping the chine low behind the seat, and setting the seat back slightly (all of which Mariners have too). Also, with the trend of highly rockered play boat sea kayaks, why are they mostly over 16 feet, when a 13 or 14 footer would fit the bill in the short distance/play arena? All an over 16 foot highly rockered kayak does is stick a bunch of stern and bow out far and up high to get blown in the wind. Duane Southern California www.rollordrown.com *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Mar 09 2008 - 20:07:49 PDT
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