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Re: Strip: Terrible Tracking
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/6/2011, 2:49 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Terrible Tracking (Dave Houser)

: How true! It is also no fun stuck in a weathercocking kayak in a
: brisk wind. On the west coast that usually means you will be
: drifting backwards to get to land. When paddling offshore
: someone in a kayaking group should always cary an empty waterbag
: to fill and use to trim a misloaded or mis-trimmed kayak. Just
: attach to the aft rigging to reduce weathercocking. Assisting
: with a tow line also works. I just avoid moving parts on a kayak
: (deployable skegs and rudders).

I try to avoid them also, too easy to break something and end up with a problem.

Bill H.

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Nick Riccardi -- 8/1/2011, 5:02 pm
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Glen Smith -- 8/1/2011, 6:08 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 8/1/2011, 6:15 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/1/2011, 6:24 pm
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Doug S -- 8/2/2011, 8:59 am
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Ric Moodie -- 8/1/2011, 6:24 pm
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Allan -- 8/1/2011, 6:27 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 8/1/2011, 7:02 pm
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John Caldeira -- 8/1/2011, 8:28 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 8/1/2011, 10:26 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 8/2/2011, 5:21 pm
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Dave Houser -- 8/3/2011, 7:22 pm
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 8/4/2011, 4:54 am
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Dave Houser -- 8/5/2011, 1:18 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/5/2011, 3:11 am
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Dave Houser -- 8/5/2011, 3:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/6/2011, 2:49 am
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 8/6/2011, 4:01 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/7/2011, 3:03 am