Comments on: W Kayaking in Strong Wind http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/07/16/w-kayaking-in-strong-wind/ The World's Best Fishing Kayaks Tue, 22 May 2012 13:41:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Marco http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/07/16/w-kayaking-in-strong-wind/#comment-1897 Marco Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:06:30 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=321#comment-1897 SOTs are paddle boards, and you're not supposed to go anywhere with a paddle board, really. It's just that some people have such a strong urge to go fishing that they'll use anything for that, even if it's a sot "kayak"! Marco SOTs are paddle boards, and you’re not supposed to go anywhere with a paddle board, really. It’s just that some people have such a strong urge to go fishing that they’ll use anything for that, even if it’s a sot “kayak”!
Marco

]]> By: Mike M http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/07/16/w-kayaking-in-strong-wind/#comment-1896 Mike M Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:57:18 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=321#comment-1896 SOT fishing kayaks don't track well at all, even if they are long. You must have a rudder if you want to go anywhere with them. Mike SOT fishing kayaks don’t track well at all, even if they are long. You must have a rudder if you want to go anywhere with them.

Mike

]]> By: Fish Wiz http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/07/16/w-kayaking-in-strong-wind/#comment-1895 Fish Wiz Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:55:15 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=321#comment-1895 SOT fishing kayaks are worse because they are wide, and that makes them harder and less efficient to paddle, plus their deck is crowded with a fisherman and his gear, and that's not the kind of surface one would describe as being "aerodynamic"... :D SOT fishing kayaks are worse because they are wide, and that makes them harder and less efficient to paddle, plus their deck is crowded with a fisherman and his gear, and that’s not the kind of surface one would describe as being “aerodynamic”… :D

]]> By: Quebec Seakayaker http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/07/16/w-kayaking-in-strong-wind/#comment-1893 Quebec Seakayaker Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:40:19 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=321#comment-1893 Wind, waves and current expose a basic flaw in the design of traditional sea kayaks. These commonly have a "Swede Form", that is a bow that's longer than the stern, meaning the kayaker sits closer to the stern. Swede-form kayaks are prone to get turned by the wind (and current, waves) to point in the direction to which the wind is blowing, and that forces kayakers to struggle continuously just to keep going in the direction they want (tracking problem). The other form that sea kayaks have is called "fish form", where the kayaker sits closer to the bow than to the stern. These kayaks tend to point into the wind, or current, or waves, because their long sterns make them turn this way, similarly to a weather-vane. Sea kayaks that have cockpits exactly in their middle are somehow better, but they too tend to turn - sometimes into the wind and sometimes out, because they have a "rocker", meaning their middle part is deeper than their bow and stern. The rocker helps turning these long and hard-to-paddle boats, but it's bad when tracking is concerned, and really problematic in windy conditions. For these reasons most modern sea-kayaks are required to have rudder systems installed in them, and that's a real pain. QS Wind, waves and current expose a basic flaw in the design of traditional sea kayaks. These commonly have a “Swede Form”, that is a bow that’s longer than the stern, meaning the kayaker sits closer to the stern.
Swede-form kayaks are prone to get turned by the wind (and current, waves) to point in the direction to which the wind is blowing, and that forces kayakers to struggle continuously just to keep going in the direction they want (tracking problem).
The other form that sea kayaks have is called “fish form”, where the kayaker sits closer to the bow than to the stern. These kayaks tend to point into the wind, or current, or waves, because their long sterns make them turn this way, similarly to a weather-vane.
Sea kayaks that have cockpits exactly in their middle are somehow better, but they too tend to turn – sometimes into the wind and sometimes out, because they have a “rocker”, meaning their middle part is deeper than their bow and stern. The rocker helps turning these long and hard-to-paddle boats, but it’s bad when tracking is concerned, and really problematic in windy conditions.
For these reasons most modern sea-kayaks are required to have rudder systems installed in them, and that’s a real pain.
QS

]]> By: Pete http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/07/16/w-kayaking-in-strong-wind/#comment-1890 Pete Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:06:42 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=321#comment-1890 I tried paddling under wind with regular size kayak paddles, and found the longer WW PSP works noticeably better in such conditions because it offers a wider range of strokes, both in length and style. I tried paddling under wind with regular size kayak paddles, and found the longer WW PSP works noticeably better in such conditions because it offers a wider range of strokes, both in length and style.

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