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more questions on edging

Posted By: skip
Date: Wednesday, 14 July 2004, at 5:05 p.m.

I'm new to kayaking and I'm paddling a Prijon Yukon Expedition with a fair amount of rocker and the boat is proving to be a handful for me to handle. My primary problem is when it starts turning it doesn't want to stop. When it decides to turn it's determined to complete the turn. One sweep stroke isn't strong enough to correct it. Leaning the boat in either direction without paddling just speeds up the turn. Several sweep strokes with perfectly timed leans will correct it, but sometimes I don't have time for that. Often I have to do a stern rudder or pry to stop the boat, which is a pretty ugly move that basically stops the boat. The boat has a rudder, but I had rather use paddling techinque to control the boat.

Suggestions will be appreciated.

Messages In This Thread

more questions on edging
skip -- Wednesday, 14 July 2004, at 5:05 p.m.

Re: sweep
Randy Knauff -- Wednesday, 14 July 2004, at 6:40 p.m.

Re: more questions on edging
Reg Lake -- Wednesday, 14 July 2004, at 7:00 p.m.

Common problem
Mick -- Wednesday, 14 July 2004, at 8:16 p.m.

other techs
mike allen -- Wednesday, 14 July 2004, at 8:32 p.m.

Re: other techs, oh yeah
mike allen -- Thursday, 15 July 2004, at 2:42 p.m.

Re: more questions on edging *NM*
skip -- Thursday, 15 July 2004, at 11:26 a.m.

Re: more questions on edging
skip -- Thursday, 15 July 2004, at 11:29 a.m.

Re: more questions on edging
Robert Woodard -- Thursday, 15 July 2004, at 1:51 p.m.

Even with hips
Ed K. -- Friday, 16 July 2004, at 1:27 p.m.

Re: Even with hips
Robert Woodard -- Friday, 16 July 2004, at 2:29 p.m.

Re: Even with hips
Reg Lake -- Friday, 16 July 2004, at 4:13 p.m.

Re: more questions on edging
Rick C -- Friday, 16 July 2004, at 2:29 p.m.

Re: more questions on edging
Ben -- Monday, 19 July 2004, at 12:36 a.m.

Re: more questions on edging
mike allen -- Monday, 19 July 2004, at 12:18 p.m.

Re: more questions on edging
skip -- Monday, 19 July 2004, at 1:02 p.m.

Re: more questions on edging
mike allen -- Monday, 19 July 2004, at 2:23 p.m.

Re: more questions on edging
Robert Woodard -- Monday, 19 July 2004, at 8:16 p.m.

Re: more questions on edging
mike allen -- Wednesday, 21 July 2004, at 12:47 a.m.

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