For perspective: turning into a sustained 30 knot wind is almost impossible in many sea kayaks and none make it effortless. Moving the seat back is most helpful for running downwind or balancing a bow heavy load.

The pressure of the wind on you and your kayak increases proportionate to the square of wind speed so a wind of 10 knots is no big deal, but a wind of 30 knots will test the quality of your paddle and spraydeck and could even kill a kayaker whose ambitions go beyond his experience.

2012年12月8日 · The Raven paddled very well in any conditions encountered. It is certainly at home in bigger water. During the test period I paddled in winds up to 30 knots. With proper technique it was very predictable and easy to control, even on …

I have been paddling the fiberglass layup of the Tesla NM for 2 months in calm seas, 30 knot winds "potato patch" conditions and high following seas. The boat has felt as an extension of my hands and thoughts from the first moments.

2022年3月8日 · I have been paddling the north shore Atlantic extensively for the last 6 months, in conditions varying from flat water to 30 knot winds 3 meter swell. This boat is incredibly stable. Actually I would go as far as to say that it is even more …

recorded “3.5 knots cruising, 4.5 knots exercising, 5.5 knots sprinting.” For GL the Xcite had “good acceleration, fair sprint speed and very good cruising speed. I had no problem at a fast 4-knot group BEST FEATURES • Solid layup • Cockpit fit TO IMPROVE • Interior seam pace.” TW also noted it was “quick to accelerate: I

Because it is dimensional, speed is taken usually in knots and the water line length in feet. For a 16 ft kayak at 4 knots Tq=4/4=1, same as for a 900 ft ship at 30 knots Tq=30/30=1, so the kayak is a small model to study the flow around the big ship, thus the benign attitude of the Navy towards kayak research.

weathercocking at 12 knots, enough to consider dropping the skeg a bit. Fairly high weathercocking in 20-knot blow and 2-foot chop. For a crosswind at 15-20 knots, I needed to drop the skeg about two-thirds. That said, the skeg worked perfectly to correct weathercocking and facilitated a downwind turn by creating a slight leecocking.

Sea heaps up and white foam blown in streaks along the direction of the wind. Big seas, kayaks are difficult to turn and it will be hard to make headway. Communication very difficult. Strong Very Rough 8 34-40 39-46 Gale Moderately high waves, crests begin to break into spindrift. Dangerous conditions - communication almost impossible.

Introduction to kayaking - holding position, Manoeuvering in 30 knot gusts! Extremely well done Gang ...