Craig wrote: >>>>>>.....It seems to me an early clue to his growing problem might have been when he noticed that his kayak was weather cocking in less than 10 kts of wind as he paddled east in the lee of the city beaches of Port Townsend soon after launching ("I had minimal wind and waves although I did a have bit of wind-cocking to the north as I paddled along) . That should have been a clue that his kayak was not loaded very well and that he might be in trouble if he were presented with higher winds and seas and a requirement to turn away from the wind. He doesn't appear to have noticed this. Certainly his intended course would have been in an area of more wind and waves as he left the lee of the land......<<<<<<< I don't see this. He was paddling a kayak with a rudder (although he has told me that he didn't use the rudder at all that day--he could have). Most kayaks weathercock in winds far less than 10 mph and the windage of the raised rudder increases this tendency. Apparently, you have been paddling too many kayaks that only weatherhelm when loaded incorrectly. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
[Paddlewise] From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com> To: MATT MARINER BROZE <marinerkayaks_at_msn.com> Cc: Paddlewise <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 1.01e X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Sender: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net Precedence: list X-Listname: Paddlewise Mailing List X-Subscription-Info: paddlewise-request_at_paddlewise.net On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 10:14 PM, MATT MARINER BROZE <marinerkayaks_at_msn.com>wrote: > Apparently, you have been paddling too many kayaks > that only weatherhelm when loaded incorrectly. > LOL... ya.... that could explain it all right. Craig *************************************************************************** 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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