Here is an example of what happens if a kayak is not properly loaded. This kayak sailor in Finland thought he could get away with eight kilos more weight in the bow than in the stern. Bad luck for him. His kayak is on a downwind or quarterly wind run but keeps turning upwind because the high stern takes considerably more wind. More important, the stern is lifted out of the water a little but enough to lose it's grip and become susceptible to a side ways drift.
He dropped his rudder all the way down as compensation, but it didn't help much. He just loses speed because of the drag around the rudder. With just a skeg down it would have been even worse.
In short, kayaking with a poorly balanced boat is a disaster. A few kilos difference between front and rear is still manageable, but eight kilos difference is apparently too much.
Here it is:
Geen opmerkingen:
Een reactie posten