RE: [Paddlewise] Wing paddle and hull speed was (Re: Who Took Shaun White Sea Kayaking?)

From: MATT MARINER BROZE <marinerkayaks_at_msn.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:22:47 -0800
No, which kayak did Freya use in NZ? I know Chris Duff used a rudderless and
skegless Nigel Dennis Explorer to circumnavigate the South Island. I'm sure
either device might have helped him at times but he didn't want the
complications they added.

I wanted to ask Freya how many rudder cables she went through (or repaired)
but given my well known bias on the subject I didn't. Some kayaks have far
more need for a rudder or skeg than others so how the kayak handles weather
cocking and broaching should enter into the paddlers choice.

> From: pdh_at_mmcl.co.nz
> ....It is interesting that Freya did our South Island in 2007/8 in a
rudderless
> kayak and then went ruddered for Australia. Has she referred to that choice
> in her recent slide shows ?
>
> Best Regards
> Paul Hayward Auckland, New Zealand
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