[moderator is travelling on vacation - do not be surprised by delays for posts which need to be edited - be sure to trim old content when replying... ] > How do you edge turn your sea kayak in surf or tide rips? > > Duane I always lean to seaward which is the inside of the curve when surfing ocean shore breaks while turning lest I loose the support of the upwelling and flip over. Maybe I should try your way and it won't be as bad as I thought. Never experimented save for outside leaning turns on flattish water where less intuitve is fine. In tide races I lean downstream or lean down-direction of the water movement to negate water piling on the opposite side inducing a flip, so tuning port for example is fine if the water is moving againt the starboard hull but then I'd be pushed in that direction regardless. For standing waves in a race I usually lean to the inside of the turn for turning. I'll have to experement a bit. Some times it depends on hull design. Usually I'm so "in the moment" I don't think about these considerations while on the water - just do whatever works to maintain uprightness. Doug *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Aug 27 2009 - 05:54:57 PDT
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