Mark Sanders: 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. I don't know enough about physics or marine engineering to have any idea what is going on with edging. It certainly works on waves with my Explorer, my whitewater boats (laser bat, pirouette, sabre) and my downriver boat (an ancient Match II). I do know, however, that no kayak has a completely rounded hull. That would be a log. Sprint kayaks have very round hulls and, believe me, most people can't paddle those in big waves without a lot of stress. Having done it badly, though, edging works with them as well. I look forward to an explanation that includes some science. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** 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 - 11:52:07 PDT
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