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Re: A rudder, a sea anchor, and a nap.
By:Mark Kanzler
Date: 5/27/1998, 2:23 pm

Standard engineering answer: it depends. If you head straight into or away from the waves, the longer boat should do quite well.

> Using these definitions to define "straight tracking"
> poses some problems. Consider 2 boats, an 8' whitewater kayak and
> a 16' sea kayak. We would expect the 16' boat to track straighter.

> I really like the instability slide on flat water.

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Re: A rudder, a sea anchor, and a nap.
Mark Kanzler -- 5/27/1998, 2:23 pm