Craig wrote: >>>>....PS: I wonder if Matt has tried sailing in a rudder-free Mariner and how it worked.<<<<<< Yes, and it worked just fine thank you. With a V-sail I didn't even need to rudder with my paddle. You just move the sail to one side or the other to turn the opposite way. Frank Goodman (Nordkapp designer) got me to try his little sailboat he brought to the 1984 L.L. Bean Sea kayak Symposium in Maine. It was a small open boat that didn't have a rudder. You controlled it by shifting your weight. The sail builder (best I've seen for a kayak) demonstrating with Pakboats at the recent West Coast Symposium says his sail/leeboards unit works fine without a rudder too. He uses his paddle for ruddering if the kayak doesn't have a rudder. I'm not claiming it is easier without a rudder, mind you, but it is doable. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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