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Lake currents

Posted By: Pamela
Date: Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 8:10 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Using a skeg? (Bert)

: You said there was wind and current so you were in a river?

I was in Toronto harbour, which is surrounded by islands except for large eastern and western shipping channels. There are currents everywhere -- even in what seem to be quiet lagoons in the islands. The current is particularly noticeable near the shipping channels.

If so you were in
: confused conditions so pulling skeg up was the right thing to do to
: increase manouverabilty so you could bob and weave with the everchanging
: conditions.As Ed explained so well any good touring kayak should
: weathercock thus making it easy to maintain a heading upwind.Down wind you
: drop skeg to make it leecock so it wants to head downwind without
: broaching or rounding up.Beam winds you give it half skeg,three quarter
: skeg or whatever to keep it tracking straight across the
: wind.Practise,practise and practice and patterns will emerge,that's the
: fun of paddling in rough conditions,flat water is boring.

I hadn't thought of using a half-skeg or quarter-skeg. That's an extremely helful suggestion.

Thank you.

Pamela

Messages In This Thread

Using a skeg?
Pamela -- Saturday, 19 October 2002, at 7:54 p.m.

I have no use for them meself...
Gazebo -- Saturday, 19 October 2002, at 10:47 p.m.

It depends on the boat
Pamela -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 8:34 a.m.

Re: I have no use for them meself...
Mike Scarborough -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 10:16 a.m.

Re: I have no use for them meself...
Pamela -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 1:36 p.m.

Re: I have no use for them meself...
M.Hamilton -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 1:52 p.m.

Re: Using a skeg?
Ed Deery -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 12:37 a.m.

two boats?
Randy Knauff -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 3:42 a.m.

Re: two boats?
Pamela -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 8:04 a.m.

Skeg thoughts
M.Hamilton -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 1:47 p.m.

Re: Skeg thoughts
Pamela -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 3:08 p.m.

Re: Skeg thoughts
Shawn Baker -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 4:40 p.m.

Advocet Skeg....reply to Shawn
M. Hamilton -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 7:24 p.m.

Re: Advocet Skeg...
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 22 October 2002, at 10:51 a.m.

Avocet handling
Randy Knauff -- Tuesday, 22 October 2002, at 1:26 p.m.

Re: Avocet handling and capacity
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 22 October 2002, at 4:03 p.m.

HUUUUMMMMMMMMMM
Brian Nystrom -- Tuesday, 22 October 2002, at 12:30 p.m.

Re: HUUUUMMMMMMMMMM
Bert -- Tuesday, 22 October 2002, at 7:07 p.m.

Re: HUUUUMMMMMMMMMM
jimkozel -- Tuesday, 22 October 2002, at 11:38 p.m.

Re: HUUUUMMMMMMMMMM
Don Lucas -- Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 10:22 a.m.

Natural vibrations
Jed -- Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 2:14 p.m.

Re: Natural vibrations
mike allen -- Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 3:14 p.m.

Re: Natural vibrations
Randy Knauff -- Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 10:28 p.m.

Re: Natural vibrations
Jim Kozel -- Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 9:05 a.m.

Re: Using a skeg?
Pamela -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 8:40 a.m.

Re: Using a skeg?
Bert -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 8:01 a.m.

Lake currents
Pamela -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 8:10 a.m.

Re: Lake currents
Gazebo -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 3:44 p.m.

Re: Lake currents
Bert -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 5:17 p.m.

Counterpoint
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 1:05 p.m.

Re: Using a skeg?
tom -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 8:48 p.m.

Thanks for a very informative post, Tom.
Pamela -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 9:34 p.m.

a swede that fishes
tom -- Sunday, 20 October 2002, at 10:11 p.m.

Evens out friction? What do you mean?
Gazebo -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 9:43 a.m.

????
sing -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 11:22 a.m.

Re: Evens out friction? What do you mean?
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 1:48 p.m.

I don't agree with everything, but a good post
Gazebo -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 3:36 p.m.

The weak link
Pamela -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 3:49 p.m.

Re: The weak link
Gazebo -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 3:57 p.m.

Re: The weak link
Pamela -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 4:19 p.m.

Tenacity? No way, I'm just stubborn....
Gazebo -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 11:16 p.m.

air ruddering
Randy Knauff -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 7:08 p.m.

True also
Gazebo -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 11:19 p.m.

Thanks, Randy
Pamela -- Tuesday, 22 October 2002, at 8:42 a.m.

Re: air ruddering
Brian Nystrom -- Tuesday, 22 October 2002, at 12:22 p.m.

Link?
Pete Staehling -- Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 8:01 a.m.

Re: Zoelzer Link
Shawn Baker -- Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 12:07 p.m.

Re: Zoelzer Link
Pete Staehling -- Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 5:22 p.m.

Re: cable drag
Shawn Baker -- Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 6:59 p.m.

faster down : )
Randy Knauff -- Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 10:18 p.m.

Re: cable drag
Pete Staehling -- Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 11:44 a.m.

Rudders: a interesting test
Pamela -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 1:51 p.m.

Re: Rudders: a interesting test
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 2:06 p.m.

Pursuit/Currituck
Pamela -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 2:26 p.m.

"I love my new boat" is operative term here- enjoy
Gazebo -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 3:33 p.m.

Wind vs. water effects
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 1:59 p.m.

That is, it compensates for weather cocking... *NM*
Gazebo -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 3:36 p.m.

Yes, that's what it's designed to do. *NM*
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 4:34 p.m.

What if?????
M. Hamilton -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 8:02 p.m.

Great post....absolutism sucks! *NM*
Gazebo -- Monday, 21 October 2002, at 11:20 p.m.

Re: What if?????
Robert -- Tuesday, 22 October 2002, at 12:17 p.m.

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