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Re: can't find article but....
Posted By: Andy Waddington In Response To: can't find article but.... (Randy Knauff)
Date: Tuesday, 4 May 2004, at 10:18 a.m.
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: larger blades do catch more wind while up, which is most of the time.Two solutions to this are
1) the underslung rudder (like on a North Shore Calypso II double) in which
the rudder can be retracted inside the boat, a bit like a skeg.2) a rudder which is an extension of the hull, and which is not so
vulnerable to shallow water, and creates almost no drag when locked straight.
There is an Australian boat design which uses this system - the Mirage.Sorry, can't find URLs for either of these offhand, North Shore's website
is not yet up, but there are some Scandinavian dealers who have websites
which might have an adequate photo. A google search will probably turn up
the Australian boat.: I used a skegged kayak last week for the first time and liked it a lot. May
: put one on one one of my homebuilts instead of a rudder.For singles, most good designs do indeed work better without a rudder,
simply by doing leaned turns. Skegs are great for getting your boat just
nicely wind-neutral without incredibly careful loading and adjusting the
trim for each different leg of the journey.But rudders seem to be de rigeur on doubles, where the drag penalty isn't
such a problem (because two people in a double can easily outpace their
mates in singles...) and where leaned turns aren't so effective and do
require a high degree of coordination between the paddlers...Andy
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