Before buying a used kayak, it's important to first determine the which type of kayak to get, whether it be a touring boat, a tandem kayak or ...
Site walk, meeting to consider Mousam River park
Town officials hope to give the property a new purpose.
On Saturday, they and the Mousam and Kennebunk Rivers Alliance, the Maine Rivers organization and the Wells Reserve will offer a site walk, detailing plans for a proposed public park with kayak and canoe access. The 60- to 90-minute walk will be followed by a session at the town hall to hear residents' ideas.
Jonathan Carruth, whose home sits in the flood zone, plans to attend.
Carruth's property is flanked to the right and left by the three potential park properties his former neighbors surrendered as part of a $1.4 million FEMA grant that gave 12 affected families the option of elevating their homes above the projected flood plain or selling them to the town.
Carruth and nine others chose to move up. His neighbors opted to move out. Their abandoned residences were burned as firefighter training models and a gravel parking lot installed.
The Carruth family has held their breath with every heavy rainfall. Now, they wait to see how the proposal for a new park may alter the landscape of their lives.
Kayak Rudders – What Are They Used For ?? | Fishing From Kayaks ...
Article By Simon Everett
You have to understand how a rudder works on a kayak. Because it is a “boat” people think a rudder is for steering and making it go round…..it isn’t! Not on a kayak anyway. On a boat, yes.
On a kayak, a rudder is a steerable skeg. In other words it is a skeg that you can adjust on the move as to its angle of set. The rudder on a kayak is to make the kayak go straight and to counter the effect of wind (and wave) without having to use excessive edging techniques (which do not lend themselves well to high seated kayaks).
On virtually all kayaks a rudder will counter the effects of wind causing the kayak to weathercock – that is turn naturally turn into the wind. That is why, when you have the wind astern your kayak won’t stay straight without you forever putting in corrective strokes. This slows you down. A rudder neutralises the effect of weathercocking and allows you to point the kayak and paddle….some work better than others but nearly all kayaks will experience this effect to the point where it is worth the installation. When going upwind (into the wind) don’t put the rudder down and reduce the drag – you WILL feel the extra drag of the rudder. Going down wind the advantage outweighs this drag – you will be able to gain much more advantage from the wind, instead of it working against you.
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