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Chris,
I have used this, and I'd not want to do this even for 5 yards. It will
work but the effort expended is hardly worth it. I wouldn't use it for
anything more than getting those last few feet to dock if you misjudge.
I sent Russ a note about using an oar to scull, and with the oar you can
go quite a ways without too much effort expended once you get going.
In heavy current or headwind, I wouldn't want to rely on it either, but
for just getting out of a slip to where you can raise sails and sail in
a lake, it's a viable substitute for the iron sail.
Bill B.
P-19 #454, "Dream Catcher"
Nampa, ID
"chris.beatty" wrote:
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> Russ,
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> I am not certain that I know exactly what you are driving towards,... but I was
> taught that when in a tough spot (say in irons and heading for an eddy or the
> rocks) and you have lost the small amount of speed necessary to maintain
> stearage,... the helmsman should skull with the rudder. This involves a
> controlled, yet very rapid, back-and-forth motion on the tiller. Certainly not
> something that should be done to go more than 10 yards or so (else the helmsman
> will be very "winded")! ;-) Also not a maneauver I would want to rely upon in
> any kind of current (I would rather have my trusty "Iron Horse" to get me out
> of tight scrapes).
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> Chris Beatty
> P19, #1176, Deep Blue
> Alameda, CA
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