Subject: Re: [baidarka] Skinboats Rule!
From: brian.nystrom@att.net
Date: Fri Oct 19 2001 - 08:55:36 EDT
> Actually, left to its own devices my Greenland boat aligns itself
> perpindicular to the wind and happily stays that way unless I do something
> to correct it. I expect it's caused by pretty equal distrubution of lateral
> area front and rear (you would expect the "tail fin" on a Disko Bay boat to
> cause weathercocking, but that hasn't been my experience, probably because
> it has a prominent bow as well). It also broaches quickly in following
> waves. I think both problems might be corrected, or at least changed, by
> putting on a skeg. I plan to try one of the strap-on types described in
> Skinboats of Greenland.
I would expect that adding a skeg to an otherwise neutral boat will cause it to leecock, a less than desireable condition. A skeg is also likely to increase the tendency to broach in following seas, as it gives the waves more purchase on the stern, allowing them to swing it around more rapidly. At least, this is my experience from paddling a YouKnowWhatKapp HM.
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