RE: [Paddlewise] Outside vs. Inside Edge for Turning in Surf

Gee, lots of opinions on this subject!
Seems to me, when you're trying to turn an kayak on edge in flat water,
either way you edge it will help to some degree as either way you're
increasing the rocker of the boat. When riding a wave, increasing the rocker
of the boat doesn't seem to be the main goal, it's more to catch the edge to
provide an anti-turning moment, like a virtual fin. Duane's idea of catching
the outside edge on a wave seems to make more sense for his boat with a hard
chine than it would for my Tempest with a completely rounded hull. Catching
the outside edge has the whole side of the kayak working like a skeg, where
as catching the inside edge would allow water to flow less impeded an cause
the boat to skid more. Also it would seem to work for a sea kayak where your
mostly trying to make minor corrections to stay straight in a wave as
opposed to a surf kayak where you're making dramatic cuts back and forth.
I hope I have settled the matter!!!

Mark

-----Original Message-----

Craig,

The difference between edges is that the outside edge turn allows the
outside forward half of the chine to help carve the turn. If I edge inside
for a turn, my kayak turns the wrong way. Then again, my sea kayak is
designed for carving edge turns.

Duane



--- On Thu, 8/27/09, Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> From the standpoint of the kayak itself there is little
> difference between
> edges since the main point is to get some rocker into the
> water rather than
> the flatter keel.
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